Latest Crinum to take the Stage

The scant rain from Hurricane Debby was not enough to encourage blooms but the overnight soaking from a hose worked.

Ellen Bosanquet Crinum

As one crinum fades, a different cultivar takes the stage. Ellen Bosanquet blooms in the Upper Garden where I banish all dark pinks and fuchsia shades.



Friday's white crinum has one trumpet left. Ellen Bosanquet has another stalk for later bloom.

If the tropical storm brewing in the Gulf materializes and we get rain, more crinum blossoms will emerge.

Crinums in the Morning

Last evening I blogged about Crinum jagus which was just opening in late evening. This morning the blooms are wide open, still fragrant.

Still fragrant, the blooms will last all day. There are buds for another day.


Cold light of day reveals crape myrtles in two colors in the background.

… and a last look at Daturas light and dark, single and double, open and buds.

I'm joining the Party atTootsie Time where we are all flaunting our flowers.

Crinum jagus and Daturas for a Moonlight Garden

Crinum jagus has a musky vanilla fragrance, more pronounced in late evening.


This crinum has been here for many, many years, surrounded by greenery of
boxwood and camellias. It sits in a groundcover of dichondra and mini-jew.
Up close on the right are boxwoods. We have a plethora of boxwoods.


I was pruning boxwoods on Saturday when a wasp stung me on the wrist,
halting progress. They await further pruning. My arm is back to normal size but
I'm reluctant to go back out there and start snipping again.
It's easier to prune ancient boxwoods into topiaries than to try to keep them at
a smaller size.



This could be the backbone of a moonlight fragrance garden.

White Daturas bloom on the other side of the boxwood hedge.

In addition to white Daturas there are Purple Swirl Daturas blooming.

I got the notion this year to plant the two colors in the same bed.

Notice the shiny black stems of this Datura.

Daturas have a sweet, lemony fragrance that attract night pollinators.

Aunt Grey and Lane

Aunt Grey helping Baby Lane stay upright beside a huge crinum at his Granny's house nearly 70 years ago. I don't think Aunt Grey meant to be in the photo, but it's priceless. You can see the profile at far left of a proud father coaxing a smile from Baby.