PlantFiles Pictures: Lots of 404 errors, 1 by ZilyZily

ZilyZily wrote:
I had an intense though brief flirtation with crinums myself. I bought a ton on eBay in a short period of time. Though the ones I really lusted after like the different colorful varieties of Crinum macowanii and Crinum graminicola, I could not find to buy.

I agree they can look so messy and do take up a lot of room. My main problem was they grew too well. In just 3 years they were crowding everything else out. The bulbs just went nuts growing offsets. I finally pulled everyone of them out and gave them to all my friends.

Though a friend of mine (Susie, known as Calalily here on DG years ago) did send me a huge, just huge Queen Emma, which also has great colored foliage. I planted it in my courtyard. It was my prize. But then one day I was tossing fertilizer out and some unbeknownst to me, landed on the top of the leaves just as they grew out of the bulb. By the time I noticed, it had burnt the bulb\'s center beyond recovery. I never dared tell Susie.