Crinum 'Milk & Wine Lily' (Regular) - 1 bulb

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Crinum 'Milk & Wine Lily' (Regular) - 1 bulb

$15.00

Scientific:: Crinum x herbertii
Bulbs/Pack:: 1 baseball size bulb
Planting Time:: Anytime without danger of a hard freeze
Shipping Period:: When Available
Bloom Period:: Early Summer
Bloom Size:: Large 3-5 Inch Trumpet
Zones:: 7-10
Color:: White and Burgundy
Soil:: Any
Planting Depth:: Soil Just Covering Neck
Height:: 2-3 feet
Fragrance:: Slight/Pleasant
Light:: Full Sun to Part Shade
Wildlife:: Resistant, Deer will nip
Reliability:: Extremely

Description

Many of our crinums start to come into full bloom in May and that includes the milk and wine crinum lilies. This is one of the first crinums to bloom every summer. Established bulbs send up 2-3 stalks with multiple flowers, and if the season is especially cool, they will each look good for a couple weeks. This gives almost a month of white and dark pink striped blooms that make a striking feature to the garden.

On top of this, you don't need to worry about it dying (unless you spray some kind of chemical on it or live in a cold environment - Zones 7 and colder), because it is one of the toughest bulbs in the garden! My former professor, Dr. Bill Welch once said, "No crinum in the South has ever died." In the winter, the foliage will die back with the first frost and the bulb will go dormant, but it is healthy and just waiting for the next warm season to spring back to life.

The flowers also have a subtle and pleasing fragrance. They are often blooming the same time early gardenias start to bloom. That gardenia fragrance might rule the garden, but you can enjoy the fragrance of the milk and wine lilies from a cut bouquet in the house.

With very old and large clumps as seen above, the foliage might need a little maintenance. With a little grooming (you can literally trim the lower and outlying foliage with hedge shears) they look great. Add some companion perennials such as Salvia sp., Phlox sp. etc. and the crinum becomes a showpiece in your garden. There are several Crinums that are called "Milk and Wine" but we believe this one to be Crinum x herbertii. Once you have this flower, you have it for a lifetime and we are thrilled to offer it to you for your garden!

Shipping & Returns

Returns Policy
You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

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Shipping
We ship within the continental United States.

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