The ideal conditions for a great rain lily flowering season is a dry period followed by rain. This summer, we’ve had that in spades. Following 23 days with no rain, we’ve had 8″ in the last two weeks. Rain lilies of the Amaryllid genus, Zephyranthes are designed to hold their flower buds below ground until
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After finally getting some long overdue rain, the crinum lilies have put on quite a show. The crinum flower season at JLBG runs from March thru October. Here are a few of the July flowering cultivars to enjoy. These amaryllid family members form huge underground bulbs, making them difficult for most nurseries to offer in
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How many gardeners have grown a Malgas lily? Our guess is, very few. This beauty, whose real name is Ammocharis longifolia, is an Amaryllid (cousin of the commonly grown genus, Hippeastrum). This is the first time that this summer-flowering species has bloomed for us, adding another member of the genus that thrives here, in addition
Looking lovely this week in the garden is Crinum politifolium, which hails from Tanzania. Not many people think of East Africa as a source of Zone 7b hardy plants, but areas such as the Southern Highland hold a wealth of horticultural potential, especially for geophytes, that hasn’t been well explored.
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