COMING SOON!
Crinum ‘Carroll Abbott’ is named after one interesting man! Check out his story here: https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/archives/parsons/heroes/abbott.html We love the crinum named after him. It is a selection well worth having, and we only wish we had more. We had them growing next to our Crinum ‘Burbank’s White Queen’, which is appropriate because there is little doubt that the two shared bulbs and plants throughout the early to mid 1900s!
Blooms: Think of a milk and wine crinum, but with dark “wine” patterns, fuller blooms, and more open flowers. The fragrant, trumpet-shaped blooms are held in clusters atop sturdy stalks and open in spring along with the other April/May bloomers. Like other milk and wine crinums, established clumps can send up more stalks later in the summer.
Planting: Plant in full sun to light afternoon shade; crinums bloom best with 6-8+ hours of sun. They are not picky about soil and will grow in sand or clay, though they appreciate well-drained soil with some organic matter. Plant the bulb with the tip of the neck right at or barely above soil level and the round base of the bulb buried. Space bulbs about 2-3 feet apart so each one has room to grow into a large clump. Water to get them established; once settled in, they are very drought tolerant. Crinums don't like to be moved, so a newly planted bulb may take a season to settle in before blooming.
Landscaping Tip: The big, arching, strap-like leaves make a bold, fountain-shaped clump that holds its own all summer. Use it as a focal point in a bed, at the corner of the house, or along a fence line, and leave it undisturbed so it can bloom more every year.