For Southern gardeners looking for a tough plant for summer blooms that holds up in heat and humidity, try Crinum
lilies like 'Ellen Bosanquet', large burgundy flowers, large clumps. Hardy Zone 7-10. Here it is blooming a few days ago in Georgia.
Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' with Japanese maples
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These plants can live a hundred years - they give new meaning to the term heirloom!
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Ginger, I remember once when I worked at a historic garden they dug up some clumps to move and they almost needed a backhoe!
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