Those bulbs did indeed come from Nestor White, for whom I am profusely grateful. If not for him, I doubt I'd be growing any crinums. For example, "established" nurseries sell blooming-size C. americanum for $50 and up. I paid Mr. White only $12 for a smaller bulb that bloomed two years later. Mr. White struck gold when he decided to sell immature bulbs at reasonable prices. Thanks to him, I have (almost) every fragrant crinum that thrives in central Texas. How fortunate you are to have visited his garden.

Orange Park is only 30 -45 minutes from Jacksonville and I asked him if I could drive down. My goal, at the time (2006), was to save on the postage (LOL). Little did I know what was in store for me! I learned so many tips, tricks and things about plants in that hour or two I spent wandering around his gardens with him. I was a fairly new gardener but I had some money to spend and a big, wide yard that was like an empty canvas. (Then. It's full, now.) So I bought crinum, brugmansias and I can't remember what else.

He threw in quite a few extras, too. One was a single rain lily - at least I remember it that way - as being only one - and I now have them every where and bordering ever bed in my yard, front and back. They all came from his starter plant. Over time I separated the bulblets and planted every seed - and those had babies, and over the next eleven years, I have them everywhere.

I agree - he's a great guy (and an A++ eBay seller, too).

Carol

I love Nestor too. I don't love all crinum, just the ones with stiff upward foliage. He went thru all this trouble of pointing out selections per my criteria and I got 4-5 of them. But my big thing with Nestor are his rain lilies. Great eBay seller.

My Christopher from Nestor

St. Christopher lilies are so pretty and smell sooooo good. My neighbor says they called them Lemon Lilies when she was growing up.