Crinum lilies are loved in Southern landscapes because of their tropical beauty plus they are versatile landscape plants. Consider the options: They can tolerate drought or wet feet, ...

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. Thes… ...

The crinum plant can also be grown from the large seeds it produces or by offsets called pups. The foliage of this plant is similar to that of an amaryllis, yet growing more coarse and open.

Crinum lilies (a term that is a bit redundant in that “crinum” is the Latin word for lily) can be nigh indestructible in our climate because of their tolerance to heat, humidity and even a freeze.

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 d… ...

Q: Attached are a few pictures of some of the crinum lilies in my yard in West Mobile. Are they "Bradley," "Ellen," "Seven Sisters," or some other kind of crinum lily? I have approximately 120 ...

Your crinum bulb will send out new leaves to replace the leaves you remove. It is a great gift to share offsets of your crinum bulb with friends. Go ahead and share.

Crinum lilies need partial shade, regular watering in summer; bloom late May, early June. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

Also known as great crinum and poison bulb, tree crinum is native to Southeast Asia. This cold-hardy plant has a clumping bulb-like base and can grow 10 feet tall.

View full sizeThe deep burgundy of Ellen Bosanquet is a gift from three continents, and maybe four. Some suspect it to be a complex hybrid of a species of crinum from Ceylon, another from Africa ...

Columbia horticulturist Jenks Farmer’s new book, “Crinum,” tells a brief history of the lily and its usage in Columbia, one of the rare cities with large public plantings.