Crinum — 6 species
Botanical species in the genus Crinum recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Crinum asiaticum
Crinum asiaticum
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Cultivation
Crinum asiaticum is a plant of mainly subtropical and tropical regions of Asia and Australasia, growing mainly near the coast. Plants are not very cold hardy, tolerating occasional lows down to about -5°c. In regions at the limits of their cold hardiness, they are best given the protection of a south or southwest facing wall.
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Crinum bulbispermum
Crinum bulbispermum
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Cultivation
Easily grown in a moist soil or the garden border. Requires a rich well-drained soil in a warm sheltered sunny position. Plants are only hardy in the milder areas of the country, tolerating temperatures down to about -10°c.
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Crinum erubescens
Crinum erubescens
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in full sun or partial shade. Bulbs are sensitive to transplanting and can take several years to become established. After this, they will usually reproduce rapidly from offsets to produce the overcrowded conditions that stimulate them to flower freely.
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Crinum flaccidum
Crinum flaccidum
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Cultivation
Crinum flaccidum is a plant mainly of warm temperate to subtropical areas in Australia, just extending into the tropical zone. Plants can only tolerate the lightest frosts when in active growth, and are unlikely to succeed outdoors in any but the mildest regions of the temperate zone. They will require winter protection in all but the mildest areas of the temperate zone, though often a good mulch of dry bracken might be sufficient.
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Crinum latifolium
Crinum latifolium
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in full sun or partial shade, requiring a well-drained soil. The plant sometimes escapes from cultivation. Bulbs are sensitive to transplanting and can take several years to become established.
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Crinum zeylanicum
Crinum zeylanicum
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in full sun or partial shade, requiring a well-drained soil. Bulbs are sensitive to transplanting and can take several years to become established. After this, they will usually reproduce rapidly from offsets to produce the overcrowded conditions that stimulate them to flower freely.
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