Marcelle's Crinums

Dr. Joseph Shaw

Dr. Shaw with Crinum Seedling

Joe Shaw taught Botany, Plant Pathology, Microbiology, and Genetics for about 10 years at Auburn University in Auburn, AL.  Since leaving there he has concentrated on two areas of science:  writing and genome studies.  Currently, he is busy investigating the mammalian genome for a company, but he maintains his "first love is plants." 

After he got bitten by the Crinum fever he contacted Marcelle Sheppard and has been busy learning about Crinum ever since. 

This seedling is one of the benefits of working with Crinum; sometimes the fertile plants just refuse to wait till you can track them down for pollination.  They don't have time for bloom quarantines, etc.  Sometimes, in a big garden like Marcelle's, a few plants go ahead and set seed just because they are in the mood.  

This plant is a chance seedling from 'Pam's Pink Queen'; the pollen donor is unknown.  The flowers are large and have good substance; it was blooming in May, 2005 but the author does not know if it reblooms.