CRINUM x ROYAL WHITE
Joe Shaw (Sun, 05 Aug 2007 11:34:45 PDT)

Hi Gang,

I wonder if folks out there grow Crinum x Royal White as depicted in Al
Sisk's Web site. I think I have the same plant; it starts blooming in
mid-summer and throws flowers off and on till frost. The flowers are
spice-scented, nicely so and have better than average staying power. Do
other folks out there grow this hybrid.

I'm asking because I've run across seemingly identical plants that are
spring-blooming only. Does anyone know details about C. x Royal White. My
impression is that Crinum x digweedii-like hybrids fall into two distinct
garden groups: spring bloomers (only spring), and repeat bloomers (that
start late). Overall, there are a number of striped plants that comprise an
interesting and pretty group of bulbs that seem to represent more than is
ascribed to C. x digweedii in the strict sense.

LINK: Crinum x Royal White (Al Sisk's Amaryllid Web site)
http://www.crinum.us/rwd.htm

Cordially,

Joe
Conroe TX
(a very wet summer)