| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 3-4 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2-4 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | 5"-6" 6"-12" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Fall Late fall or early winter |
| 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 |
| AndreA33 | On April 1, 2016 | Seeds germinated |
| AndreA33 | On March 1, 2016 | Seeds sown Seeds from Miami Beach |
| skylark | On June 30, 2023 | Bloomed the 2nd large bloomed; the 3rd has 2 offsets |
| skylark | On August 30, 2022 | Bloomed largest bloomed again indoors |
| skylark | On July 1, 2022 | Bloomed largest bloomed indoors |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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| December in this neck of the woods by lovemyhouse | Dec 25, 2015 5:49 PM | 17 |
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