You see them growing in clumps all around town, in cultivated gardens and vacant lots alike. Crinum lilies (a term that is a bit redundant in that “crinum” is the Latin word for lily) can be nigh ...

I’ve often heard gardeners in our area complain that they can’t grow tulips and other Northern bulbs that require chilling hours. But one interesting group of bulbs in the South that is the envy of ...

Oh, how we love our camellias and azaleas — showing them off during the blooming seasons with pride. However, there is another colorful flower that should attract more attention — crinum lilies. The ...

Q. Several years ago I bought a crinum lily at a plant sale, and it is still doing great. But I have a question as to what I’m supposed to do to it this time of year. There’s a lot of dead brown stuff ...

Q: Attached are a few pictures of some of the crinum lilies in my yard in West Mobile. Are they "Bradley," "Ellen," "Seven Sisters," or some other kind of crinum lily? I have approximately 120 plants.

Crinum lilies have grown in southern gardens for more than 200 years. They were signature plants, along with the likes of azaleas and camellias. You can still find old crinums thriving today in ...

Question: I have an older crinum lily planting. When is the best time to separate and replant the bulbs? Answer: Whenever you are ready is probably a good time to divide crinum lily plantings. These ...

I have a dearly loved crinum that was given to me by a friend. It has developed red spots on the foliage. I want to share one of the bulbs it has made with another friend. Is that OK? Sharing of ...

Columbia horticulturist Jenks Farmer’s new book, “Crinum,” tells a brief history of the lily and its usage in Columbia, one of the rare cities with large public plantings. From stories about the plant ...

I am trying to find some of those old-fashioned lilies that my grandmother grew that were in everyone’s garden when I was growing up. They have large white and red flowers with big, strapped shaped ...