Crinums on the Driveway

Published Tuesday, June 26, 2007 by Chris | E-mail this post

All of our Crinum ‘Rose Parade’ bulbs are beginning to bloom. They are a dark colored, free flowering hybrid worthy of being grown in any garden (climate permitting). I would have taken more pictures, but by the time I arrived home yesterday evening I was wiped and I had guests. Here is a photo from last week. I am also going to take a picture (once the sun is up) of the Crinum ‘Ellen Bosanquet’ bulbs that we have blooming. The amazing thing about these, is that in order to increase their propagation, I took a hack saw to their basil plates and cut a star pattern about 1/3 of the way up the bulb. They all have green foliage and many are blooming! Felder Rushing, a garden personality in Mississippi told me at the Dallas Farmers Market a few weeks ago that he has a clump of crinums that he has left of the driveway for several years now and they continue to grow and bloom every year.

Lots of work on the farm today and better get to.