Re: Crinum Lilies
Hello Mea,
Don't know how much help I can be on this one. An email friend send me a box
of seeds from Crinum last year. I potted them up and they seem to all be doing
fine thus far out in the cold frames. My intent was to grow them on for couple
more years before placing them in the catalog. Incidentally, the "seeds" on these
babies is as big as many lilium bulbs. My friend is from Kansas City, so the
strain/ species I have is totally hardy. Just we are not 100% sure of the species,
cultivar we are playing with. My intent is to place them in deep soil in open
shade in the next year or so.
Just to be sure we are on the same wave-length here... are we talking
Cardiocrinum , the Giant Lily, or the Crinum? I am talking about the Cardiocrinum.
I am told the Crinum will not make it over wither in the open garden here.
Have I just muddied the waters some more?
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Zick, Mea <Mea.Zick@arbitron.com>
Subject: Crinum Lilies
> Marge and Gene, you both recently mentioned Crinum Lilies in one of your
> posts. Can you, or anyone else, give any more information on them? (I
> tried finding the botanical name on the common name site Marge posted, but
> didn't find it.)
>
> To input yet another opinion on botanical vs. common names, I've learned the
> benefit of using the botanical name over the common name for all the reasons
> already noted on the forum. It really does get easier the more you use
> them/read them -- I've only been using them for the past three years.
>
> Mea
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