Good Source For Crinums?

Anyone know a good, reliable and not so expensive source for these?
Hopefully a company that sells them at a reasonable price. I've seen some for sale that were sooo expensive I would have to get a second mortgage to afford them.
I am specifically looking for crinum x herbertii.

Thanks!!

A great company that is just starting out is Amaryllis Plus in Florida which specializes in all kinds of rare amaryllids that are reasonably priced (I think). I don't see Crinum x herbertii listed in the current catalogue but you could write them and find out if they have it. The owner, Kevin Preuss, is very good about responding to e-mails and the Hymenocallis I have purchased from him are thriving.

http://www.amaryllis-plus.com/

OK, this is my dumb question for the day. What is hymenocallis?

Silver,
Don't feel bad. We all can't know every single plant or plant name in the world-LOL!! I don't know what hoyas are and I am embarrassed to ask anyone.
Hymenocallis- they're bulbs in the Amaryllis family.
A common name is Spider Lily

berrygirl
you might want to look at
http://www.succulent-plant.com/hoya.html

Silver,

Sorry for the confusion, but I am so enamored of the genus Hymenocallis that I seem to forget that most people have not ever heard of them or may have only very limited experience at best. Perhaps the most common types are the so-called Peruvian daffodils that come in white and yellow-flowered versions. These are often classed into the genus Ismene although they will hybridize with Hymenocallis to produce interesting hybrids (nomencalture is a HUGE problem with Hymenocallis):

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/bulbs-summer/hymenocallis.html

While the Peruvian daffodils, are lovely, fragrant and easy to grow, my true passion is the tropical and subtropical species of Hymenocallis found in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the southern USA. Many of these species have nearly identical flowers but very different fragrances, bloom times, sizes, and foliage types and colors, etc. They are some of the most exquisitely beautiful and elegant flowers I have ever seen and no photo can ever do justice to seeing the real thing up close and personal. The flowers invariably open in the late afternoon or evening and begin to release heady, glorious fragrances that range from spicey to sweet to vanilla to rose to exotic perfume depending on the species. A couple, like H. glauca, even have unpleasant fragrances (this one like chlorine bleach) while a few others, like H. durangoensis, are scentless. I tend to avoid those, although they are still lovely garden plants.

http://www.shieldsgardens.com/amaryllids/Hymenocallis.html

http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Current/page58.html

I grow mine as houseplants and, so far, they are thriving. My 'Tropical Giant' is multiplying like mad near a southern window in my living room. I really can't understand why these plants are not better known and appreciated. True, they tend to be quite large and when out of bloom can look like overgrown Hippeastrums (amaryllis) and enjoy copious quantities of water, but I do not see either trait as a major fault.

Have you tried ebay?

Sandy

Also check out Buried Treasures. http://davesgarden.com/ps/c/2462/

Chris has them cheap, and he's also a subscriber here at DG!

dave

Holy smokes. Our spring shipment just arrived today, and this is our first year carrying Crinums. I've only opened one of the varieties, and the others aren't this size, but the C. amabile is a monster.

For perspective, this is perched against a USPS 8 x 8 box.

Here it is fully grown.