The crinum will come back. It will make roots and begin to sprout new leaves. I have just gone through the same situation with a crinum I received in a trade. After about 10 days it sprouted new leaves. The bulb that was split in two will probably come back but only the part with the root still intact.

Terry, is correct- those wonderful crinum are pretty tough and should make a complete recovery. I have a "Milk And Wine" that bloomed yesterday , the first bloom of this season!

Thanks Terry and Daffodillady! I knew that they were supposed to be tough bulbs, which is why I was starting to worry since it had been almost 3-4 weeks and I hadn't really seen anything happening. I guess that patience is a virtue that I need to work on! :) That patience will pay off when I finally see those beautiful blooms in a year or two!

Haley I wanted to check in and see how your crinum are doing. I found this pot under my house with 2 crinum bulbs in it, they had been without water for at least 2 yrs maybe 3. I felt for firmness and it was still there so I brought it out into the yard and began watering and added some Milorganite. It's been 6-8 weeks since I found them and you can see the rest of the story!
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OMG Kabby, two years? That's amazing.

Jan

LOL Jan it really is hard to kill one unless it's from overwatering when they are first getting established. Poor drainage also, along the same lines.

Thanks for asking Kabby!

Mine still don't seem to have rebounded as well as yours, but they seem to be doing better. The smallest bulb has put out some new growth, the big bulb has kinda stablilized but hasn't really put out new growth that I've noticed. The bulb that got sliced isn't showing signs of life yet, but I still have hopes that it'll recover since it still feels firm.

They are currently in their individual pots. Should I leave them potted up for the summer and re-plant in the fall? Or would they probably rebound better if I went ahead and got them in the ground?

I'd post a picture, but I've still not quite figured that out yet. :)

Haley, I feel that your new babies are already putting out new roots so in order not to disturb them, I would leave them til the fall. Pick their final destination carefully because they don't like to be moved after they get there. Make sure they get plenty of sun and water while in their pots and a mild fertilizer might help things along too. Keep in contact!
Kabby

Hi everyone - I wanted to give an update on my crinums. When I got home from work last night, I decided to check on my bulbs to see how they were doing. Wow, what a difference 2-3 weeks makes! I was just THRILLED to find find a stalk filled with buds that should blooms soon, and another that is growing as well!!! I really didn't expect to see any blooms this year, and it couldn't have been more perfect timing because this has been a rotten week (I found out on Monday that I'm losing my job at the end of July thanks to the good ole' economy). Coming home to see those buds there, it was just like I was being told to keep faith, that much better things are to come.

Isn't it amazing that you can have a stressful, bad day, but can come home and be able to work in the garden for a few minutes and just have whatever stress melt away - or see a new bloom and just have your spirit completely refreshed?

Once it blooms, I'll make myself finally figure out how to post a photo :)

I am so glad that your crinums are doing well. God has a plan for your life- and bad economy or not- He will never leave you nor forsake you!

"Isn't it amazing that you can have a stressful, bad day, but can come home and be able to work in the garden for a few minutes and just have whatever stress melt away - or see a new bloom and just have your spirit completely refreshed?"
Aw Haley this is exactly how I feel. I am so sorry about your circumstances. It's like it was planned by you having those scapes welcoming you when you got home. It was known that you would need a pick me up.
Do you have an image hosting site like Picture Trail or WebShots where you have photo albums? I can help you with posting pics if you do, if you don't you can email your photos to me and I can post them for you.
This is a picture of my very first crinum. It's now in bloom, a scabrum. It's a shortie, the scape is only about 2 ft tall. I almost lost mine the first 2 yrs I had it, it rotted back to one bulb and then took about 8 yrs to decided that it wanted to bloom again.
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Daffodillady and Kabby, thanks for your encouragement! Kabby, your crinum is so pretty! I have no clue what type mine is, but I don't think it is the same type as yours. I have FINALLY figured out how to share my pictures :)
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Great pics!! Don'tcha just love those big flowers (-:

Another question on crinums. I was so lucky to be given a load of crinums late last fall. Due to family illness, they were left laid out in our shop until I could get them in the ground in early spring. By then most had green shoots 1" - 5" long. I planted them anyway. By now, most have either disappeared completely, or withered to browning leaves, more like a typical fall. We've had a really wet winter/spring here in the NW, but our drainage is not bad and I put them in lots of different areas to increase their chances.
I'm encouraged to read that they're tough, so should I just leave them and hope, or dig one up and see if they've rotted away? Guess I could do that anyway, but would prefer not to disturb if they stand a chance.