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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The beautiful crinum lily is in flower these days, just the start of its long flowering season that runs from early August to late September. No matter how many times over the years that you again ...

Crinum lilies have grown in southern gardens for more than 200 years. They were signature plants, along with the likes of azaleas and camellias. You can still find old crinums thriving today in ...

It feels good to say it out loud. CRY-num. Go ahead, try it: CRY-num. And here’s the best part. It not only sounds good, it IS good. Or rather THEY are good. Crinums are without a doubt the showiest ...