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Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
Included within Liliaceae.
Sprekelia formosissima --->
- 'Orient Red' Aztec Lily, Jacobean Lily -
One of the most spectacular flowers one
can cultivate in San Antonio.  This form
is much more floriferous than the typical
selections. 
Agapanthus - Lily of the Nile - Perennial - 

Crinum asiaticum - Poison Bulb - Tender Perennial - 

Crinum X 'Bradley' - 'Bradley' Crinum Lily - Perennial - 

Crinum bulbispermum - African Lily - Perennial - 

Crinum X 'Carolina Beauty' - 'Carolina Beauty' Crinum Lily - Perennial - 

Crinum X eboracii - C. bulbispermum X C. asiaticum - Hybrid Crinum Lily - Perennial - 

Crinum X 'Elizabeth Traub' - 'Elizabeth Traub' Crinum Lily - Perennial - 

Crinum X 'Ellen Bosanquet' - 'Ellen Bosanquet' Crinum Lily - Perennial - 

Crinum X 'Emma Jones' - 'Emma Jones' Crinum Lily - Perennial - 
 
Crinum X 'Emma Jones' - Crinum 'Peach Blow' X Crinum 'Cecil Houdyshel' - 'Emma Jones' Hybrid Crinum - Perennial 

A beautiful and fragrant addition to your garden.  This robust bulb can grow foliage to 4' high and 4' to 6' wide, forming large clumps with age.  It bears its large, rose-pink flowers on 4' to 5' stalks from late spring to early fall, with a peak in mid-summer.  Grows in full sun to half-day sun.  Looks best if given a deep watering every two weeks during a dry summer. 

This perennial is available in 1 gal. pots from 
The Floresflowers Store

Crinum X erubescens - Swamp Lily - Perennial - 

Crinum X 'Hanibal's Dwarf' - 'Hanibal's Dwarf' Crinum Lily - Perennial - 

Crinum jagus 'Rattrayi' - 'Rattrayi' Crinum Lily - Perennial - 

Crinum X 'J. C. Harvey' - 'J. C. Harvey' Crinum Lily - Perennial - 

Crinum X 'Mrs. James Hendry' - 'Mrs. James Hendry' Crinum Lily - Perennial - 

Crinum X 'Stars and Stripes' - 'Stars and Stripes' Crinum Lily - Perennial - 

Crinum X 'Summer Nocturne' - 'Summer Nocturne' Crinum Lily - Perennial - 

Crinum X 'Royal White' - 'Royal White' Crinum Lily - Perennial - 

Crinum X 'Walter Flory' - 'Walter Flory' Crinum Lily - Perennial - 

Hippeastrum X ackermanii - Hippeastrum aulicum X Hippeastrum x johnsonii - Perennial
 
Hippeastrum X johnsonii - St. Joseph Lily - Hippeastrum reginae X Hippeastrum vittatum. - Perennial

This is the first known "Amaryllis" hybrid, dating from the early 19th (or late 18th?) century,  presumably from the Lancashire garden of a Mr. Johnson. 

This plant is seldom offered for sale, being distributed almost exclusively by generous gardeners sharing divisions.  If you happen to acquire one, plant the bulb 4" to 6" deep in a well drained site, ideally where it will receive shade after 3:00 PM.  The bulbs endure our extremes of climate very well, going dormant after the first hard freeeze and during prolonged summer droughts as well. 

Often, bulbs sold as this cross are actually the related Hippeastrum X ackermanii, (Hippeastrum aulicum X Hippeastrum x johnsonii) which is also an excellent ornamental. 

Hymenocallis caribaea 'Tropical Giant' - 'Tropical Giant' Spider Lily - Perennial - 

Hymenocallis maximiliani - Maximilian's Spider Lily - Perennial - 

Sprekelia formosissima - Aztec Lily, Jacobean Lily - Perennial - 

Sprekelia formosissima 'Orient Red' - 'Orient Red' Aztec Lily, Jacobean Lily - Perennial - 

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