General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Other: Pinkish red
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
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: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Natal Lily
  • Moore's Crinum
  • Cape Coast Lily
  • Inanda River Lily
  • Crinum
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Crinum moorei
  • Synonym: Crinum schmidtii

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Date: 2004-07-12
Photo by Stan Shebs
Location: Botanical Garden of Copenhagen
Date: 2014-07-24
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Canoga Park, California
Date: 2011-07-27
Location: Botanical Garden of Amsterdam
Date: 2013-08-09
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Botanical Garden Copenhagen
Date: 2017-02-23
Location: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
Date: 2017-02-23
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
credit: Magnus Manske

Photo by Stan Shebs
Location: Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid
photo credit: Cillas

Photo courtesy of Telos Rare Bulbs
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2017-02-23
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia

Photo by T. Voelker

By Didier B (Sam67fr) (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creativeco

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Nov 16, 2012 4:51 AM concerning plant:
    The Natal lily, Crinum moorei, has large white to pinkish red open tubular flowers. The plant should be grown in dappled shade as full sun will burn the leaves and turn them yellow.

    Bulbs sown from seed take three to four growing seasons before flowering. Older bulbs being planted should be well spaced to prevent overcrowding since they continue to produce new bulbs. The bulbs are dormant in winter and the leaves die after flowering.

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