Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Plant Height: | 20 inches |
Plant Spread: | 2 feet |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White |
Flower Time: | Summer |
Underground structures: | Bulb |
Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
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 |
Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
Horntoad | On June 13, 2015 | Bloomed |
Horntoad | On June 30, 2014 | Bloomed |
piksihk | On June 17, 2024 | Bloomed Ones under back pecan tree |
piksihk | On June 23, 2021 | Bloomed WG front bed/master window |
piksihk | On July 1, 2018 | Bloomed Frt side WG |
piksihk | On November 5, 2015 | Bloomed |
piksihk | On June 18, 2015 | Bloomed back bed/east side |
piksihk | From December 1, 2014 to December 26, 2014 | Bloomed a few blooming in back east bed |
piksihk | On October 2, 2014 | Bloomed |
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