Crinum Bulbs

A blooming size crinum bulb sends up solid stems that can hold up to 20 flowers that bloom in an umbel and open in sequence two-or-three at a time. The most desirable crinum hybrids stems will stand erect until flowering has ended, but some of the hybrids that contain the genes of the native American crinum, Crinum americanum, that grows along river banks will flop over shortly after the first flowers begin to open being undesirable plants for most gardeners. Crinum lilies flower in colors of wine, pink and white, and some hybrids are striped, and in the South are called Milk and Wine Lilies, because of the combination of colors. The Crinum lily bulb can send up multiple successions stems that are capped with blooms that can be cup-shaped or trumpet-shaped that normally begin flowering in the spring, but occasionally bulbs can bloom unpredictability in the winter, when the weather warms up.