Cultivar / Species Name

Notes and Descriptions
(Clone = found plant)

Hybridizer

Received From

Alamo Village

fragrant, sets a few seeds

T. Howard

Mercer Arboretum

H

Amelia Garza (clone)

large flowers, increases slowly, does not set seed

found plant

Amelia Garza

H

Bradley

increases steadily, fragrant

H. B. Bradley

Mercer Arboretum

H

Bradley Giant

has set some seeds

H. Bradley

H. Kelley

H

Burgundy

sets some seeds, some progeny are exceptional and will backcross with Burgundy, interspecific cross

unknown

Gladsides

H

C. abyssinicum x unknown

unknown pollen parent

L. Hannibal

L. Hannibal

H

C. americanum

aquatic, sets seed easily

B. Clark

S

C. americanum robustum

aquatic, sets seed easily

R. Cummings

S

C. americanum x moorei 

increases easily, blooms well, does not set seed

L. Hannibal

H

C. asiaticum

hardier than many tropicals, sets seed, is ever-blooming, fragrant

C. Davis, S. Lowe

S

C. asiaticum variegata

free flowering, sometimes sets seed

R. Croker

S

C. asiaticum x Eagle Rock

flower head more compact than C. asiaticum

M. Sheppard

H

C. asiaticum x Southern Belle

increases well, sets some seed

M. Sheppard

S

C. augustum 

very fragrant, tender, does not set seed, taxonomy confused

Robicheau

S

C. bulbispermum album

some seeds produced

R. Cummings

S

C. bulbispermum Jumbo hybrids

pink or white, do not offset, produce seed well, probably not 100% bulbispermum, numerous derived forms created by M. Sheppard

L. Hannibal and M. Sheppard, various hybrids

original Jumbos are from L. Hannibal

S

C. digweedii

fall flowering, no seed

Sophronia Sheffield

S

C. eboracii

has not set seed, increases poorly, interspecific cross

H. Kelley

S

C. erubescens No. 1

sets seed well, aquatic

Mercer Arboretum

S

C. erubescens No. 2

has not set seed in M. Sheppard garden

from Peru

S

C. flaccidum x C. oliganthum (West Indies Mini)

ever-blooming, increases voraciously by runners, sets seed

M. Sheppard

H

C. flaccidum, yellow

pollen was accepted by some plants, did not set seed

H. Bollinger

S

C. herbertii

various clones, some re-bloom well and increase easily

Mercer Arboretum

S

C. hildebrandtii

sets some seed

R. Works, originally from D. Lehmiller

S

C. japonicum, spotted leaf form

increases slowly, -sets seeds, will flower only if new bulbs not removed

R. Works

S

C. loddigesianum 

sets seed, aquatic

from L. Bundrandt collection

S

C. macowanii No. 1

has not set seed in M. Sheppard garden, very slow to increase

S

C. macowanii No. 2

sets seed, increases slowly

From International Growers

S

C. macowanii, from Pretoria South Africa

sets seed, does not increase well, used in crosses with Rose City Schoolhouse clones

D. Lehmiller

S

C. macowanii, white

does not increase well

L. Hannibal

S

C. mauritianum

sets seed but does not increase

D. Lehmiller

S

C. oliganthum (West Indies Mini)

aquatic

Steve Lowe

S

C. oliganthum (West Indies Mini) x C. mauritianum

good container plant, aquatic, sets seeds

M. Sheppard

H

C. pedunculatum

increases easily, sets seed

B. Clark

S

C. Powellii Album

increases well, blooms heavily in spring, interspecific cross

unrecorded nursery, Beaumont, TX

S

C. procerum 'Brides Bouquet'

incredibly heavy bloom on established plants, seldom sets seed. Brides Bouquet was grown by Marcelle from a seed collected at the Japanese Embassy in Hawaii by Mr. Hannibal.

sister of Japanese embassy, dark-scaped seedling

S

C. procerum Kaawanum

beautiful flowers, similar to C. procerum, red leaves, tropical

R.  Croker

S

C. procerum 'Splendens'

handsome red-leafed form

R. Croker

S

C. procerum, red leaf form

R.  Croker

S

C. rattrayii

beautiful plant in landscape, large white tulip blooms, increases well, has not set seed (equals C. jagus rattrayii)

A. Faggard

S

C. sanderianum

summer flowering

Louisiana Farm Bulletin

S

C. scabrum No. 2

white pollen, sets seeds rarely

M. Sheppard

H

C. scabrum, No. 1

white pollen, sets a few seeds, pollen is often accepted

M. Sheppard

H

C. scabrum-like

Malcolm type

M. Sheppard

H

C. schmidtii

increases poorly, does not set seed in M. Sheppard garden

D. Lehmiller

H

C. scillifolia

increases well, blooms well, does not set seed

Williamson

S

C. xanthophyllum

very cold sensitive

S

C. zeylanicum

cold sensitive, sets seeds, beautiful

S

C.  amabile

very fragrant, tropical

Armstrong

S

C.  amarcrinum

increases well, no seeds, various colors, intergeneric cross

L. Hannibal

L. Hannibal

S

Cape Dawn

beautiful, sets few seeds

L. Hannibal

L. Hannibal

H

Cecil Houdyshel

sets few seeds, slow to increase

C. Houdyshel

D. Lehmiller

H

Dwarf

increases easily, blooms well

L. Hannibal

H

Elizabeth Traub

no seeds

H. Traub

H. Kelley

H

Ellen Bosanquet

no seeds in M. Sheppard garden, reported to set seed for other growers

L. Bosanquet

H

Elsie

increases well, blooms well, hardy, originally called Miss Elsie

found by E. Lawrence

Ty Ty Nursery

H

Emma Jones

beautiful, requires staking, tall scape and large flowers

H

Empress of Mexico

blooms well

from Bundrandt collection

H

Fay Hornbuckle

similar to Ellen Bosanquet  but has larger flowers, increases well and re-blooms

M. McCaffery

H

Garden Party 

no seeds set, attractive, slow to increase

T. Howard

Mercer Arboretum

H

George Harwood

no seeds set, attractive, slow to increase

H. B. Bradley

Mercer Arboretum

H

Hoboken (possible ID) 

does not set seed, increases well

D. Lehmiller

H

J C Harvey

has not set seed in M. Sheppard garden, reported to seed seed for other growers

J. C. Harvey

Ty Ty Nursery

H

Kitty Clint

a pollen donor

L. Hannibal

L. Hannibal

H

Lorraine Clark

darkest flowered Crinum in M. Sheppard garden, named for Mr. Clark’s mother

B. Clark

B. Clark

H

Louis Bosanquet

multiplies well, no seed

Louis Bosanquet

from Bundrandt collection

H

Maidens Blush

increases quickly, no seeds

Mercer Arboretum

H

Mamie

formerly, Clone, Ellis Clifton’s Grandmother’s, increases well, ever blooming

found

Ellis Clifton

H

Marisco (formerly Clone Mary Lanclos)

no seeds, increases well, formerly Clone Mary Lanclos

M. Lanclos

H

Maximillian

bloomed initially but has not bloomed in years

Mercer Arboretum

H

Mayan Moon

increases easily once established, heavy bloomer, does not set seed

Mercer Arboretum

H

Moorei Rubra

pollen can be accepted by other plants, has not set seed

L. Hannibal

S

Mrs. Horace Kennedy (sometimes Mrs. H. R. Kennedy)

slow to increase, sets seed sparingly

G. Hinshaw

H. Kelley

H

Mrs. James Hendry

fragrant, slow to increase

H. Nerling

Mercer Arboretum

H

Mystery

blooms infrequently

D. Lehmiller

H

Pam's Pink Queen

sets some seed, increases slowly, perhaps the same as Pam’s Pink ?

A. Pam

Mercer Arboretum

H

Parfait

increases slowly, no seeds

H. Kelley

H

Pass Along Pink (clone)

commonly found, increases well, does not set seed, confused with Cecil Houdyshel

found plant

E. Brown, Jr.  

H

Peach Blow

beautiful, increases slowly, no seeds

T. Mead

S. Lowe

H

Ralph Cummings (clone)

no seeds, increases well

R. Cummings

H

River Forks (clone)

increases well, no seeds, very glossy leaves

found plant

H

Rodger Croker Memorial 

better looking than C. x herbertii, blooms well

R. Croker

R. Croker

S

Rose Parade

long blooming period, huge flowers, seldom sets seed

Barry Clark

H

Rose City Schoolhouse No. 1

sets seed, scabrum-like, similar to C. scabrum but may be hybrid

found plant

H

Rose City Schoolhouse No. 2

sets seed, scabrum-like, similar to C. scabrum but may be hybrid

found plant

H

Roy Works Pink

heavy bloomer that produces reddish flowers in M. Sheppard garden, zone 9a (a C. x worsleyii type)

found plant

H

Royal White

spring flowers, keels light for digweedii-type

H. Kelley

Schreck (clone)

no seeds, similar to Carroll Abbott, re-blooms

found plant

Schreck family, Vidor, TX

H

Weaver (clone)

no seeds

found plant

Weaver family pass-along plant

H

Williamson V (clone)

flowers smaller than Ellen Bosanquet, color ranges from magenta, to pink or  white, tepals  may be variegated, no seeds

found plant

Lucille Williamson

H