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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 6'-8'
Flowers: Showy
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

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Common names
  • Crinum
  • Crinum Lily
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Crinum asiaticum var. asiaticum
  • Synonym: Crinum procerum
  • Synonym: Crinum asiaticum var. procerum

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Location: Clarksville, TN
Date: 2019-10-16
Location: Clarksville, TN
Date: 2019-10-16
Location: New Braunfels, TX
Date: March 29, 2004
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida
Location: New Braunfels, TX
Date: March 29, 2004
Location: New Braunfels, TX
Date: March 29, 2004
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6" bud
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