Crinum asiaticum /Grand Crinum Lily

A scape of flowers and strong robust foliage
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A scape of flowers and strong robust foliage	Close-up image of flowers and buds ready to open	Specimen plant in a Baton Rouge garden
Flowers	Young plant in spring	Close-up of foliage on young plant


Scientific Name:	Crinum asiaticum
Common Name:	Grand Crinum Lily
Plant Type:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	9, 10, 11 Determine Your Zone
Height:	2- 5 feet
Spread:	3 -5 feet
Bloom time:	Spring, Summer
Flower color:	White
Light Exposure:	Sun, Part Sun, Morning sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth:	Moderate
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	No
Comments:	This is a strong, robust crinum that produces a big rosette of tall, thick ascending leaves and heavy succulent stalks of thirty to fifty, tubular flowers that appear above the foliage from spring through the summer. This is an excellent specimen plant for the garden and makes a strong presence where ever it is grown. A single Bulb can weigh as much as twenty pounds. This crinum is widely grown in warm parts of the country, especially in Florida, California, Texas and other points across the Gulf Coast. Even without flowers it makes a stunning specimen in the garden. In Zone 8 the tops may suffer freeze injury, but growth will usually return in the spring, especially if plants are mulched heavily. They grow best in a moist, fertile soil, but can tolerate some drought for moderate periods of time.