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    CRINUM
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    CRINUM

    Commonly known as Spider lily

    The popular C. powellii is a hybrid of C. bulbispermum and C. moorei.

    Genus of about 130 species of deciduous or evergreen, bulbous perennials found at streamsides and lake margins throughout tropical regions and South Africa.

    Flowers are produced on leafless stems.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Good to know
      Grown for their umbels of large, showy, funnel-shaped, often scented flowers.
    • Place of origin
      South Africa.
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
    • skin irritant
      People. Avoid contact with sap
    • harmful if eaten
      Ornamental bulb. People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
    • Rabbit Resistant
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    Varieties
    CRINUM moorei f.album
    Fragrant white flowers on this clump forming bulb
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50
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    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    CRINUM x powellii
    Semi-evergreen, lily-like with large pink flowers on tall stems
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50
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    Not available until May 2025
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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