Crinum
Spider lily, Marsh lily
- Height × spread
- 1.2m – 1.5m × 0.5m – 1.5m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
This is a genus that contains around 130 bulbous plants. They are generally found in tropical regions. Known in gardens for a few large and impressive bulbous plants that are hardy in warmer parts of the country. They make impressive mounds of untidy foliage and produce trumpet flowers in shades of pink and whites. These are Crinum x powellii, Crinum moorei, and Crinum asiaticum. Not for small gardens but grown for their fragrant flowers as well as their beauty, they are not for the faint-hearted. These are summer flowering.
- Flower colour
- Pink, White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, some varieties
- Shape
- Column, Cone
- Height
- 1.2m – 1.5m
- Spread
- 0.5m – 1.5m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Scented garden, Mediterranean garden, Exotic garden, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Damp and wet soil, Well drained soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, some are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Rabbit resistant
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.