About
Crinum x powellii 'Album' is a vigorous perennial bulb known for its wide, strap-like leaves that arch gracefully. The plant can reach heights of up to 1.2 meters, featuring upright stems topped with clusters of fragrant, pure white, funnel-shaped blooms measuring approximately 10 centimeters long. These flowers typically appear in late summer and continue into autumn.
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
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bulbs, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Sub-tropical, Coastal, Patio and container plants, Mediterranean climate plants
- 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
- Grow in moist but well-drained, deep, humus-rich, fertile soil. Intolerant of waterlogging and may need some protection from frosts in colder areas. Keep neck of the bulb just proud of the soil
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in containers with bottom heat when ripe or by offsets in spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free but young growth may be susceptible to
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free