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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- Crinum
- Crinum Lily
- Giant Crinum Lily
- Spider Lily
- Accepted: Crinum asiaticum var. asiaticum
- Synonym: Crinum bracteatum
- Synonym: Crinum procerum
- Synonym: Crinum zanthophyllum
- Synonym: Crinum asiaticum var. procerum
- Synonym: Crinum angustifolium
- Synonym: Crinum sumatranum
- Synonym: Crinum asiaticum var. declinatum
Posted by
SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Feb 28, 2012 7:59 AM concerning plant:
Hannibal called C. procerum a variety of C. asiaticum and referred to it as C. asiaticum var. procerum. Generally, Mr. Hannibal considered extra large plants that were asiaticum-like to be C. asiaticum var. procerum. He recognized several forms of C. asiaticum procerum including 'Splendens,' and 'Kaawanum'. Both forms have reddish leaves but 'Splendens' has more narrow leaves and 'Kaawanum' has wide leaves.
Posted by
SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Feb 28, 2012 8:05 AM concerning plant:
When this plant is found growing in less than ideal conditions, its yellow foliage is sometimes mistakenly thought to be virus-infected. Under optimum growing conditions, the foliage is an attractive golden color.
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