Just curious (or nosy). And lazy to look for myself. So anyway, are there a lot of online crinum sellers? What kind of prices are you seeing? Pricey? Do you know where the bulbs are grown (propagated?)
Amazingly I have managed to keep one alive in a pot. Got it in a swap maybe 4 or 5 years ago or I don't know when. It was large and I didn't have a place to plant it so I popped it into a large pot. Poorly placed in an area I rarely wandered by. Time moved on and rains came. Big time. So as I was walking in that area I started smelling that nasty smell and found a drowning crinum. When I summoned the courage to unpot the crinum, some of it was too mushy to survive however it had made babies when I hadn't been paying attention. Repotted the babies. As years have passed the bulbs have put out leaves (straps?) but not many blooms. Had some long straps all summer but due to my failure to water it or anything the greenery disappeared. However, I saw the other day that this poor bulb has made babies. Who knows what will happen next.
I feel like I should probably de-pot mom and babies but then what?
So that's my crinum story. I know we have other Texans who are successful crinum growers and can probably give you some helpful advice should you want it.
I'm just being chatty. Would love to know what crinums you've ordered.
