June 17th, 2011: Crinum Lily (Crinum scabrum) by onalee

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Jun 17, 2011

The Bloom of the Day for June 17th, 2011 was Crinum Lily (Crinum scabrum).

View the bloom of the day here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/botd.php?date=2011-06-17

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pixie62560 South China, ME(Zone 5a) Jun 17, 2011

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!

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onewish1 Denville, NJ(Zone 6b) Jun 17, 2011

ooooooohhhhhhhh that is nice

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petralittledog Salina, KS(Zone 6a) Jun 17, 2011

Isn't that pretty!!!

Gorgeous

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drdipankar123 PURI, India Jun 17, 2011

I think in India we call it Milk and Wine Lily

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luciee Hanceville, AL(Zone 7a) Jun 17, 2011

My milk and wine lillies only bloom white with a faint pink stripe. I wish I knew what is missing in the soil. Any suggestions would be welcome. This is a beautiful picture of what it is supposed to look like. Luciee

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WaterCan2 Eastern Long Island, NY(Zone 7a) Jun 17, 2011

Wow! That's some nice lookin' lily!!

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RandyRick Dahlonega, GA(Zone 7b) Jul 05, 2011

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My milk and wine lillies only bloom white with a faint pink stripe. I wish I knew what is missing in the soil. Any suggestions would be welcome. This is a beautiful picture of what it is supposed to look like. Luciee


There are several types of crinum which are white with pink or red strips that fall under the category of milk and wine. Some of them are species (occur in nature) and some are hybrids.

scabrum is one of the species types. Others are digweedii, herbertii, bulbispermum, and others

You can search pictures of these different milk & wine on the net.

some are not as brilliant as scabrum, but may be easier to grow,and more hardy in the colder zones.

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onalee Brooksville, FL(Zone 9a) Jul 06, 2011

I've never found the scabrum to be hard to grow - in fact, it grows like a weed with no care at all. In central Florida, these grow along fencelines and near old homesteads, completely neglected, blooming when the rain sees fit to fall in the spring or early summer.

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