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Crinum List for AZH
C. x eboracii in graveyard C. x herbertii (Tulsa Collection) in field. Milk and Wine Lily Crinum ‘Bradley’ C. species in Madagascar swamp C. Bradley close up & in meadow C. procerum C. asiaticum C. ‘Queen Emma’ purple leaf with Tom, in container & wrapped for winter. PROPAGATION C. bulbispermum seed C. americanum seed floating…
Read MoreCrinum oliganthum
A petite cousin of our Crinum americanum, this species used to be called West Indies Mini Crinum. Runs to make a dense summer groundcover in sun or part shade, Mini loves a moist spot. Also makes a nice addition to a mixed pot for a tabletop. Flowers start in July and continue sporadically through fall. Cold hardy in Zone 8 — we don’t have information for farther north. We ship 5″ inch pots, with 2 or 3 mature bulbs — remember unlike other crinum honkers this bulb matures at about the size of your thumb!
Read MorePlants & Problems of Wild Gardens
Naturalist Gardening Examples & Plants Where we are on the map. Walter’s climatic diagrams. What our woods look like. Echaw Creek, SC via Coastal Expeditions Inc. Bushhog Borders; Large grasses Erianthus ravennae, Juncus, Mulenbergia capillaris, Panicum, Spartina. Perennials Aster carolinanus, Conoclinium, Crinum bulbispermum, Hibiscus coccinus, Oenothera. Overseeded with clover, Linaria canadensis, Ratibida. Coppiced Shrubs Salix,…
Read MoreTrends in Foodscaping
“Over the past decades, our plant pallet changed in ways other than you might expect. Plant explorers and breeders bring new plants into nurseries. They, as well as garden designers, decorators and all sorts of cultural leaders, become the tastemakers, slowly changing which plants we can get hold of…..One slow, huge change, tracks our shift…
Read MoreCrinum bulbispermum ‘Orange River Strain’
Beginning with white and pale pink flowers, the older flowers turn to a rich pastel burgundy. This seed strain offers lovely variations with big, bold open-faced flowers. It is rarely offered by nurseries.
These are big, dramatic plants with full heads of pastel flowers, which bloom in April and May. They’re collected from high elevations in Africa and are amazingly cold-hardy.
Read MoreCold-Hardy Crinum Collection
We’ve shared plants with botanical gardens and plant collectors all over the country. From those reports, we have put together this collection of amazingly hardy lilies. It’s based on records and letters from excellent gardeners in Denver, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Bowling Green in Ohio.
This is a curated collection of three distinctive crinum lilies suitable for gardens in Zone 6B. Order and plant in the spring or very early summer.
Read MoreCrinum ‘Seven Sisters’
This is a tough perennial with delicate flowers. This particular crinum also spreads easily, and the leaves are always emerald green. It’s also blessed with tall, thin flower petals on a very cold-hardy crinum lily.
Read MoreCemetery Lily in Medicine, Art, and Memories
Through recent trials, we know one species of crinum lily thrives in unexpected places like the mid-west, high plains of Denver, in Ohio and New York. Three foot tall pink or white flowers top sculptural gray leaves. You can see the universal quest for life in its robust growth. Ironically, the same species has long…
Read MoreMust Have Happy Flower for Fall Seed-in
From mid-march all the way through May everyone who sees any garden I’ve designed wants that cheerful, easy to grow wildflower that I call Moroccan Toadflax. I like that name since this little plant looks like our native called toadflax, or field flax (there’s an essay about that lovely little wildflower in this book). But…
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