If you are tired of dealing with plants that are difficult to grow and maintain, then you might consider the Hot Country Crinum, or Crinum Lily as it is more commonly known. This plant has a ...

You see them growing in clumps all around town, in cultivated gardens and vacant lots alike. Crinum lilies (a term that is a bit redundant in that “crinum” is the Latin word for lily) can be nigh ...

I’ve often heard gardeners in our area complain that they can’t grow tulips and other Northern bulbs that require chilling hours. But one interesting group of bulbs in the South that is the envy of ...

Oh, how we love our camellias and azaleas — showing them off during the blooming seasons with pride. However, there is another colorful flower that should attract more attention — crinum lilies. The ...

Question: I have an older crinum lily planting. When is the best time to separate and replant the bulbs? Answer: Whenever you are ready is probably a good time to divide crinum lily plantings. These ...

It’s a fact we cannot grow tulips, crocus and hyacinths in Central Florida landscapes, but it doesn’t mean we have to give up bulbs. Gardeners just have to look to the more tropical types like crinum ...

Q. Several years ago I bought a crinum lily at a plant sale, and it is still doing great. But I have a question as to what I’m supposed to do to it this time of year. There’s a lot of dead brown stuff ...

Crinum lilies are some of the oldest bulbs in old gardens all around the country. The deep rose crinums in the photo (probably Ellen Bosanquet) have been in my family since early in the last century.

You don’t have to be an avid gardener to appreciate the gift of flower bulbs. As most bulbs appropriate for our climate bloom in spring or summer, when received at the beginning of winter bulbs give ...

Elizabeth Lawrence wrote, “In my garden, a month seldom goes by without bloom from some member of the amaryllis family,” (“A Southern Garden,” Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1942). The modern ...