Crinum asiaticum 'Splendens' (Splendens Poison Bulb, Splendens Giant Crinum.)

Botanical Information

FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusCrinum
Speciesasiaticum
Cultivar'Splendens'
CategoryBulbs, Perennials, Tropicals
TypeShrub (evergreen)
ReferencesMissouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.). Retrieved June 3, 2019, from http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=275689&isprofile=1&gen=Crinum
OriginProduced by Emma Kaleleonalani.

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone8b - 11
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness ZoneRequires cold season protection under glass.
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH1c - H4
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)(-6) - (-3)
Temperature (°F)20-25
Height1 - 2 m
Spread1.2 - 1.8 m
GrowthMedium
Flowering PeriodOctober, November, December

Description and Growing Information

General DescriptionThis large, coarse-textured, upright rosette of broad, light green, 1.5 m long leaves is topped most of the year with great clusters of fragrant, spidery flowers.
ShapeUpright.
LandscapeA fine specimen plant.
PropagationBy offsets or seed.
CultivationGrow in full sun for best dark-coloured foliage but it can also grow in more shaded areas. Water regularly.
PestsCaterpillars or other chewing insects. Leaf spots could occur in moist shaded areas.
Notable SpecimensHarry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America.
Bark/Stem DescriptionNot showy; usually with one stem.
Leaf DescriptionRed to purple foliage, 1.2 m long and 0.12 m wide.
Flower DescriptionWhite and pink, fragrant, long-tubed, 6-petaled, lily-like flowers 10 cm wide and long, with tubular corollas bloom summer to autumn.
Fruit DescriptionIt has a showy, 2 - 7.5 cm length, rounded, and green colour fruit.
Texture DescriptionA large evergreen bulbous plant to 2 m tall which forms wide clumps to 1.8 m.

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