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What bulbs grow in Florida? Amaryllis (Hippeastrum spp.), Easter Lilies, Crinums, and Caladiums, are the easiest bulbs for South Florida. Gladiolas used to be seen around south Florida as a florist crop from time to time, and Calla lilies, but, at least south of Lake Okeechobee, we truly part ways with the familiar spring-flowering bulbs of northern landscapes...

Crinum americanum
Images from The Genus Crinum website by L. S. Hannibal and Aaron Willliams.

Crinum asiaticum var. procerum
Excellent images of the Milk-and-Wine type hybrid Crinum lilies from The Genus Crinum website by L. S. Hannibal and Aaron Willliams.

Easter Lily
Fact Sheet from the Virginia Cooperative Extension.

Easter Lily
History and cultivation from Aggie Horticulture.

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Lycoris squamigera

Of course, it turns out that they aren't lilies at all, but a member of the Amaryllis family. Hardy in zones 5-10.

 


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