Bulbs: crinums....sun or shade??, 0 by DaleTheGardener

DaleTheGardener wrote:
Tigerlily,

You are on the northern edge of crinum country. Most need sun, and regular water when growing or flowering. Asiaticum is gonna be a real challenge. I have never seen a sucessful one north of 9B, but, I have not been everywhere and don't get out of the state much. I know they do very well in containers, even here. And they actually prefer a little shade. I grow them in full shade because they don't get as large, but, they bloom less - maybe a third as much as a sun grown plant and smaller flowers. I like the shade grown ones because they are a little softer and less upright that sun grown. They are just a nice looking plant no matter where they are grown.

Good luck