A large cluster of leaves, several feet in diameter and almost as high as it is wide, grows in a public garden near my house. It has flowered in mid to late summer. I managed to identify the plant from the flowers. It seems like a species of Crinum. Though I am not completely sure about the species, it looks like Crinum Asiaticum.
One thing that this plant does and matches the description of the species, is the multitude of "bulbils" or bulbs that grow on the flowering stalk instead of pupping from the base bulb.
However, I realized that the shape and structure of the bulbils does not match that of the actual bulb that grows in the ground. I have attached the picture. The two bulbs at the bottom have their tip facing up. The one on top (with the brown side visible) is photographed from the bottom side. So, are these really Crinum Asiaticum bulbs? I live in zone 10. Should I plant them in the fall and let them sprout in their own time, or should I hold them dormant till spring?
