This is my first time growing a Crinum. California's Central Valley isn't exactly prime Crinum territory as far as I understand it. I received a bulb from the BX last year and planted it last summer. It grew well and overwintered in the ground. I covered it with leaves and put up a structure to keep the rain off. I don't know if all that was necessary. This summer I mulched it with some manure (chicken and steer from a certain big box store), as I read that this made them bloom. Attached are the results. This is Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet'. It started blooming on Monday this past week.