Descanso Garden Club

Crinum for Descanso Gardens

Crinum (Crinum x powellii ) is a deciduous, bulbous perenial. It forms large clusters of bulbs and can reach up to five feet tall when conditions are right. Blooms show from white to mid-pink from late summer through fall. It attract hummingbirds and is a common southern 'passalong plant'. The sap may irritate skin, and all parts cause severe indigestion if eaten.

• CULTIVATION:
  • Location: Plant it in full sun.
  • Soil: Provide fertile, moist but well drained humous.
  • Water: Water regularly for best bloom, although it will survive and bloom with less.
• PROPAGATION: Divide the plant occasionally when very crowded (it doesn't like to be disturbed) or remove and plant offsets in spring.
• SOURCES: Mail order sources.

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