Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
Plant Height: | 1-2 feet |
Plant Spread: | variable |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Bi-Color: Pink and white |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Underground structures: | Bulb |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous 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: | Not suitable for containers |
Parentage: | Crinum bulbispermum x Crinum moorei |
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