Crinum amabile

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Crinum amabile in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Crinum amabile, Donn. Bulb small; neck 1 ft. or more long: Lvs. 25-30 to a bulb, 3-4 ft. long, strap-shaped, tapering to the point, the margin entire: peduncle 2-3 ft. long; fls. 20-30 in an umbel, very fragrant; spathe- valves 4-5 in. long; pedicels ½-l in. lone; perianth with a crimson center band, tinged outside oright purplish red; tube bright red; segms. 4-5 in. long; stamens an inch shorter than the segms. Sumatra. B.M. 1605. R.H. 1856:241.—Summer; warmhouse. Supposed by Herbert to be a spontaneous hybrid between C. asiaticum var. procerum and C. zeylanicum: fls. sterile; bulb increases by small offsets; has been sold under the name of C. augustum (Hort.. not Roxbg.), which is a similar but smaller natural hybrid presumably between C. bracteatum and C. zeylanicum, and has more obtuse Lvs. than C. amabile. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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