Crinum Lily

What a stunning and beautiful flower, Sharad. Does it have medicinal or culinary properties or is it an herb because it is a herbaceous plant?

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Very pretty. It reminds me somewhat of an amaryllis, but smaller. Nice. Thanks for sharing.

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you have the more gorgeous colours in your flowers!! Just beautiful.
as for parts of a flower I know there are leaves and petals :)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Those are just gorgeous!

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That is one beautiful flower, you can just imagine how nice a whole bunch would be, you certainly know how to grow some great flowers, well done Sharad

-- David, Adelaide South Australia. Every day I wake up breathing is a good day!

That is so lovely to look at. Very pretty.

-- Donnie in sunny South Carolina

Awesome looking flower. What a difference a few thousand miles makes for growing plants.

a wee bit envious here

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Thank you all for your comments.
Robin, it is not a herb. Some of the species have medicinal properties but some are poisonous. I am not sure where the above lily falls.
Jroot, it certainly resembles amaryllis.
Debbie, you hardly know anything about flowers botanically.

Sharad

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Beautiful flowers Sharad.Thanks for sharing them.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Very pretty flower, Sharad. It really does look like an amaryllis. It also looks like a flower we call a surprise lilly. I’ll have to look up the botanical name for the surprise lilly. It grows long strappy leaves in the spring which then just die away. Later in the summer a stock grows up from the bulb without leaves and the beautiful umbel of six to eight flowers blooms.
What other colours do crinum bloom? You certainly have some very interesting and colourful flowers, Sharad.

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Iris , I was eager to know about amarlylis as Jroot and u mentioned about the similarity with my flower above. A little search convinced me what you say. The surprise lily ((Lycoris squamigera) has several other names like resurrection lily, magic lily and naked lady with appropriate meanings. The bulbs are however very poisonous.
The crinum lilies come in different colors like white, yellow and pink as far as I understand.

Sharad

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Lycoris squamigera I think is the name Iris is looking for, I have planted some in my front yard. I walk my dogs around a dam not far from home and those lillies are all around so I borrowed some ( he he ). I must not forget to return them…..................

-- David, Adelaide South Australia. Every day I wake up breathing is a good day!

Yes, that’s it! Last summer was the first time bloomed although I had them in the ground for many years. And it did surprise me. One day the flower stock with the flowers were just there! I do like your crinum lilly Sharad. I wonder is they would grow here, even if it meant they had to be dug up for the winter.

David61, why do I never find a place from where I can ‘borrow’ such lovely flowers? 8^)

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Iris, I doubt if they grow in your zone which is a bit too harsh for the crinum lily. Some of them are reported being grown in US zone 7-8. There may be some varieties which can stand cold weather. I will keep a watch.

Sharad

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That is Beautifully unique. Nice.

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Sharad,
Sandra :)

They are so beautiful!!

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Hi Sharad
They r so prettyyyyyy…..................

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