About
This perennial plant is a deciduous, tender bulb that features wide, glossy leaves reaching up to 1 meter in length, arranged in a semi-erect fashion. During the summer months, it showcases umbels of aromatic, slender-petaled white flowers that resemble delicate spiders.
About the genus
Crinum consists of bulbous perennials, which may be evergreen, featuring clusters of aromatic, funnel-shaped blooms that rise prominently above the strap-like foliage.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1B
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bulbs, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical
- Native to
- China, Taiwan
- Fragrance
- Flower
- Toxicity
- Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling Pets: Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten - see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants for further information and useful contact numbers
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Plant under glass in spring, with the neck of the bulb just below soil level. Use peat-free, loam-based potting compost with added sharp sand and well-rotted manure and position in full or bright filtered light. Water freely when in growth; keep moist after flowering. Pot on only when absolutely necessary, in early spring
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown as soon as ripe, or remove offsets in spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free but young growth may be susceptible to
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free