Crinums get tick of approval

摘要

CRINUMS are a very interesting genus of bulbs. There are between 100 and 130 species in the genus and these are found throughout the warmer parts of the world, often near the coast. Crinum is now in the family Amarylidaccae but was formerly in the family Liliaccae. Many gardeners would be familiar with C. pedunculatum the swamp lily, C. X powellii the ape lily, and C. moorei the bush lily - the last two both from South Afric a We have five species native to Australia. Crinum comes from the Greek krinon meaninglily, asiaticum means it is from Asia and pro-cerum means long or in this case tall.