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Milk and Wine Lily

Crinum x herbertii

Photo by p.young713
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Field Notes

Description:

Crinum lilies are one of our most common old garden and cemetery plants. Large bulbs, it blooms in summer.
http://ag.sfasu.edu/UserFiles/File/PLANTS/Crinum%20x%20herbertii.pdf

Habitat:

South~ Started bloomimg today!

Notes:

The plant was given to me by our grandpa he dug it up on the old homestead, it had been in the family since the 1800s.

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Comments (2)
p.young713
Yes! I guess our family really likes plants! Lol That side of the family had a farm. And they never had to go trading at the store! They even made their own moonshine! :)
Gina9210
Really? It's part of your family history!

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