Riverbanks Botanical Garden’s core collection plant is the crinum lily, commonly known as the milk and wine lily.
The collection garden is the showplace for this versatile plant with over 100 different species and hybrids. Long heralded by seasoned plant collectors for their large blooms and low maintenance, Crinums have evolved from being somewhat obscure into a well respected landscape plant. While some Crinums will bloom in early spring or even late autumn, the peak flowering time is in early-mid summer. Crinum flowers come in a host of colors: whites, reds, pinks and striped variations.
Crinum bulbs are typically quite large; mature bulbs of some varieties can easily eclipse the size of a softball.
