| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 3 to 4 feet, possibly 6 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3 to 4 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Variegated Other: Green with white margins |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | 3"-4" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Other: All parts are poisonous if ingested |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Start indoors Other info: first flowering when grown from seed usually occurs in 3-8 years |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets Bulbs Other: some old and established bulbs can be huge, weighing up to 40 lbs; crinums do not like transplanting |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| piksihk | On March 17, 2016 | Transplanted 1 bulb to side bed HW |
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