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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| Flowers: |
Showy
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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
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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- Accepted: Crinum asiaticum var. pedunculatum
- Synonym: Crinum pedunculatum
- Synonym: Crinum douglasii
Posted by
SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Feb 22, 2012 6:19 AM concerning plant:
This large lily is versatile and hardy. It makes a good focal point or specimen when mature.
This Crinum can be grown in a wide range of conditions from full sun to half shade or more. It tolerates poor drainage and clay soils. It is suitable for coastal areas and tolerates frosts. River lilies also flower well in containers.
Though hardy, the smooth black, white and yellow striped caterpillars of the moth Spodoptera picta may demolish a young plant very quickly. Also, snails and slugs like to eat the large fleshy leaves so young plants may need some protection from them.
Crinum pedunculatum is also hardy enough to use in street plantings in its favored climates.
The species is easily grown from seed, which should be kept moist. Seeds sometimes germinate while still attached to the parent plant.
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