General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Bulb
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

Common names
  • Crinum
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Crinum abyssinicum
  • Synonym: Crinum schimperi

Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Feb 22, 2012 5:40 AM concerning plant:
    The flowers are funnel-shaped and white and are arranged in umbels. The plants blooms from February to September. It grows to a height of around 3'.

    Crinum abyssinicum prefers a sunny site and can withstand temperatures to around 10ยบ F. It grows best in sandy, loamy soil that is moderately moist to moist.

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