(Bradley Crinum Lily, Crinum Lily)

Producing immensely fragrant bell-shaped flowers, 'Bradley' is a plant selected by Australian gardener W.B. Bradley. It's reputed the result of a random cross between Crinum flaccidum and C. scabrum. This crinum lily is notable for its large, six-petaled, rose-wine flowers that bloom through the warm months. The leaves are strap-shaped and bright glossy green. They emerge from the bulb in a tight bundle and form an arching fountain as they extend. Overall, the foliage looks a...

(Carnival Crinum Lily, Crinum Lily)

Reddish rose-colored flowers, held horizontally, top the flower stalks on the large-growing Carnival crinum lily. The stunning 'Carnival' is a hybrid bred and selected by Thad M. Howard in 1964. Its lineage includes Crinum bulbispermum and C. 'Thaddeus Howard'. This crinum lily is admired for its large, six-petaled, reddish pink flowers that bloom through the warm months. Streaks of darker red-rose and white grace the petals, too. The leaves are strap-shaped and bright glossy green....

(Cecil Houdyshel Crinum Lily, Crinum Lily)

An old-time heirloom hybrid, 'Cecil Houdyshel' bears the name of its garden breeder. This crinum lily is admired for its large, six-petaled, bell-shaped, soft shell pink to lavender-pink flowers that bloom through the warm months. They are held horizontally on the tip of the flower stalk (which often blushes burgundy). Flower throats are yellow-green. The leaves are strap-shaped and bright glossy green. They emerge from the bulb in a tight bundle and form an arching fountain as they extend.

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(Crinum Lily, Elizabeth Traub Crinum Lily)

Hybridizer Hamilton Traub named this tall and large-growing hybrid perennial after his wife. It's now an heirloom, with origins back to the 1930s. The stunning 'Elizabeth Traub' resulted by crossing Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' with C. 'Cecil Houdyshel'.

The Elizabeth Traub crinum lily is admired for chest-high flower stalks that don large, six-petaled, magenta-pink flowers during the warm months. The leaves are strap-shaped and bright glossy green. They emerge from the bulb in...

(Cape Lily, Ellen Bosanquet Cape Lily)

A vigorously multiplying bulbous perennial, 'Ellen Bosanquet' is a hybrid crinum loved by gardeners since its introduction in the 1920s. It is notable for its large, spicy-scented, trumpet-shaped, reddish-violet flowers that bloom through summer and for its vigorous bulb growth. The leaves are strap-shaped, wavy, and glossy. They emerge from the bulb in a tight bundle and form an arching fountain as they extend. The leafless flower stems are topped by a cluster of outward-facing flowers.

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(Crinum Lily, Mrs. James Hendry Crinum Lily)

A choice hybrid selection, 'Mrs. James Hendry' was bred and selected by Henry Nehrling in the early 20th century. This crinum lily is beloved for tremendously fragrant white flowers that open from pink buds. These six-petaled flowers are held horizontally and the petal tips gracefully reflex. The leaves are strap-shaped and bright glossy green. They emerge from the bulb in a tight bundle and form an arching fountain as they extend.

The Mrs. James Hendry crinum lily grows and flowers best in...

(Crinum Lily, Summer Nocturne Crinum Lily)

This vigorously growing, fragrant-blooming crinum will become your summer garden favorite! Bred by Thad Howard in the early 1960s, 'Summer Nocturne' is the result of crossing Crinum moorei with C. erubescens

The nearly white to faintly pink flowers have six petals. Petal tips blush a more prominent pink. The leafless flower stems - often purplish green - are topped by a cluster of gently nodding flowers. The leaves are strap-shaped and bright glossy green. They emerge from...

(Seven Sisters)

Here's a magnificent addition to any water garden for summertime interest. The swamp crinum, also known as the seven sisters or American crinum lily, is a bulbous clumping perennial native to lakes, bogs, and swamps across the Gulf Coast region of the southeastern United States. Overall, this crinum species is quite variable in the size of its leaves and flower petal widths.

Anytime from midsummer to frost, in full sun or considerable shade, unbranched flower stems are topped by ball-like white...

(Bengal Lily, Cape Lily)

Native to South Africa, the cape lily is a bulbous clumping perennial with narrow tapering green leaves overlain with a grayish bloom and bare, upright, unbranched flower stems topped by fountain-like clusters of large, fragrant, trumpet-shaped pink or white flowers. In warm climates, the bulb may flower repeatedly. In cooler climates it blooms in spring. Among crinums, which are mainly warm climate bulbs, it is perhaps the most tolerant of cool to cold conditions. There are reports of bulbs surviving...

(Bengal Lily, Jumbo Begal Lily)

Native to South Africa, the cape lily is a bulbous clumping perennial with narrow tapering green leaves overlain with a grayish bloom and bare, upright, unbranched flower stems topped by fountain-like clusters of large, fragrant, trumpet-shaped pink or white flowers. In warm climates, the bulb may flower repeatedly. In cooler climates it blooms in spring. Among crinums, which are mainly warm climate bulbs, it is perhaps the most tolerant of cool to cold conditions. There are reports of bulbs surviving...