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04.25.07 ::Happy,
Happy, Joy, Joy!
The crinums are here. The crinums are
here!
Sigh. aahhh....
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05.22.05 ::
Elegant
Southern Heirloom
I was told by Marcella that I
have a species of Herbertii Crinums, called "Milk and Wine".
She also gave me a tip on how to propagate my seeds. Here's her advice...
She also gave me a tip on how to propagate my seeds. Here's her advice...
"Take an enclosed
container like the pound cakes come in,
turn them upside down and put several inches of milled peat
moss in it, slightly dampen, lay (not plant) seeds on top of it
and put top on. The seeds will put down roots and then
bulb, and last leaves. When they get a couple or so inches
tall plant out in pots until next year when you can
place in
ground where you want them."
Now I have an excuse to buy a cake and
grow Crinums! I
will report back later with photos. I am also going to buy a couple of
new species bulbs from Marcella. She
has a huge variety of Crinums for sale. Also LushLife Nursery
has bulbs and some great articles with info on Crinum history.
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05.19.05 :: Parts
and Pods
I don't
think it is possible to take a bad picture of these flowers...they are
so amazing. They put on a great show again this year. There are
more of them
blooming now that I have given them some fertilizer with regular
watering,
including the smaller ones that I dug up and moved to another
location. I made a
point of photographing the flower pods as they first appeared, opened,
and seeded (see images
below). The seed pods (at least I think these are the seed
pods) get very heavy
and swollen and drop to the ground because of the weight. The casing
becomes soft and
mushy and the large green seeds inside eventually fall out. I am
collecting them to see if I can propagate them. Wish me luck!
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03.18.05 :: So
Pretty!
These
blooms are from the Spring of 2004. These plants are heirloom crinums that
were planted by my grandmother and they have naturalized in the garden
after all these years. They are so beautiful! and
elegant! I will have
more photos each year as I divide and transplant them to other areas
of the garden. I want to spread them out and propagate more of them. I
hope I have identified them correctly...there are
so many
different kinds of crinums!
