Marcelle's Crinums website expired in Febuary of 2014. i turned to http://www.southernbulbs.com/ This past spring. The bulbs are good size. I had one bloom after first year planting. I planted about 20 bulbs. They all have good foliage. Even the smaller/ younger bulbs. I will try Jenks Farm next. Zone 7 Asheville, nc On Thursday, July 16, 2015, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jwaddick@kc.rr.com');>> wrote: > Dear Ernie, > > You ask if there are more cold tolerant Crinum. It is a LONG list > and your climate is milder than here so the list is even longer there. > > I stay away from any with a zone 8/9/10 listing, but Zone 6/7 > plants are usually hardy here, but planted deep. My first Crinum x powellii > was planted deep and when I finally HAD to dig it up, it was about 16 in to > the base of the clump and others can get even somewhat (18 in) deep and do > fine. Don’t be afraid to plant a bulb deep to avoid the hardest frosts. > > There’s a number of named x powellii that are better than the > typical you see in garden centers with skinny twisted petals. Some of the > C. scabrum (milk and wine lilies) could be hardy there too. I like the old > ‘Catherine’. Pure white and vigorous. 'Cecil Houdeyshel’ is a good x > powellii. > > I hate to push any commercial source in particular, but I am very > happy with Jenks Farmers offering. Good person, large bulbs and easy to > deal with. He will tell you about hardiness in your area. > > Of course Marcell’s Crinum ( M Sheppard) has been good too, but > they seem to have a web problem??? > > I am constantly wishing for a variegated Crinum asiaticum for my > greenhouse, but then keep telling myself it gets GINORMOUS and refrain. If > you have lots of room. > > If your room is limited I’d stay with your current list of ‘Super > Ellen’ and xpowellii Album. Best Jim > > > > > On Jul 16, 2015, at 7:08 AM, Ernie DeMarie via pbs < > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> wrote: > > > > Hi Jim, > > It may take a year or two for my Super Ellen to get to blooming size, > but I am definitely excited about its potential. Are there other > hybrids/species you have found to be very cold tolerant in your experience > that I should be looking for? No one up here is growing crinums, at least > that I know of. > > Ernie > > > > Briarcliff Manor NY Z7ish/6 > > > > James Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd > Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 > USA > Phone 816-746-1949 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ -- HK🐇👸 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/