General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 11
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| Plant Height: |
36 inches |
| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
Pink
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| Underground structures: |
Bulb
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| Uses: |
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
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| Toxicity: |
Other: All parts are poisonous if ingested
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: first flowering when grown from seed usually occurs in 3-8 years
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Offsets
Bulbs
Other: some old and established bulbs can be huge, weighing up to 40 lbs; crinums do not like transplanting
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Posted by
SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Mar 9, 2012 4:26 AM concerning plant:
In the South, this Crinum keeps its leaves most of the year and doesn't die back. It is still a favorite and one of the easiest to grow in moist, rich, well-drained soil.
My zone seems to be where the debate begins about whether to dig and store Crinums over winter or whether to leave them in the ground. Mine stay in the ground with a leaf mulch. They have done well.
The flowers of this Crinum are noted for having a spicy fragrance. Flower scapes typically rise to 3’ tall.
This Crinum was hybridized by Louis Bosanquet in Florida sometime between 1915-1920 and was named after his wife.
Posted by
tabbycat (Youngsville, LA - Zone 9b) on Jun 12, 2018 5:13 PM concerning plant:
I have the 1st beautiful blooms of 2018 opening June 12. I'm in south Louisiana zone 9. I started with 1 bulb I bought at a plant sale 5 years ago. That bulb has sprouted 2 more, so it is a nice clump this year, making several flower stems that will open over the next month. The leaves are now getting 3 feet long. Massive!
Posted by
sallyg (central Maryland - Zone 7b) on May 14, 2020 7:31 PM concerning plant:
I have been growing this for several years, enough to have started with 2-3 small bulbs sent by a fellow gardener, into having shared a couple softball-plus sized bulbs and still have softball-plus sized one growing this year with several pups coming alongside. I am about a zone 7b, but probably get zone 8 at least in one sunny area. In that bed, this crinum have lived over a few winters and may be blooming size this year. The others that get to softball size or a little better put out 2-3 bloom stalks. When frost threatens, I dig them, let them dry, and store them in a box of straw, pine needles, or wrapped in paper. In April, I pot them up like an amaryllis just to get started. Plant out late spring when frost seems past.
Posted by
dave (Southlake, Texas - Zone 8a) on Jul 2, 2014 9:34 AM concerning plant:
According to Brent & Becky's Bulbs, this is pronounced "BOW-zahn-kay."
Plant Events from our members
| piksihk |
On June 26, 2019 |
Bloomed |
| piksihk |
On July 4, 2018 |
Transplanted
Divided massive roots |
| piksihk |
On June 16, 2018 |
Bloomed
Several babies attached; blue container |
| piksihk |
On June 18, 2015 |
Bloomed
rect. bed |
| piksihk |
On June 23, 2014 |
Bloomed
the one in mulch pile/container |
| tabbycat |
On June 12, 2022 |
Bloomed
1 stem with a head of about 7 flowers. |
| tabbycat |
On March 23, 2021 |
Transplanted
Dug clump of 5 huge bulbs to plant where it can get it's 5' circle of leaves. Largest planted under 1st lorepetalum by gate. 1 given to Wanda & a couple for plant sale. |
| tabbycat |
On March 20, 2021 |
Transplanted
largest 6" bulb by gate under lorepetalum. Have 5 smaller bulbs I'll probably sell. |
| tabbycat |
On June 15, 2020 |
Bloomed |
| tabbycat |
On June 13, 2019 |
Bloomed
Buds just broke thru but aren't opened flowers yet. Stem is 3' again this year. NOTE: fully opened 6-16-19 |
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