[pbs] Crinum x 'Gulf Pride'
Joe Shaw
jshaw at opuntiads.com
Sat Sep 23 17:51:00 EDT 2006
Hi Gang,
I received a Crinum about 2 years ago in an email swap. It has foliage
reminiscent of C. x herbertii, and the flower could be considered C. x
herbertii-like. My plant has blooms that are a bit less
trumpet-shaped/pendant than typical C. x herbertii, and more flat and open,
like C. x digweedii.
The plant was send under the name 'Gulf Pride'. When I look up Crinum x
'Gulf Pride' I do find a variety of blooms that seem similar to my plant,
but not exactly similar (but Web photos can portray plants inexactly). The
main characteristic that all the photos (or descriptions) share is the
paleness of the pink stripe (it was described somewhere as "pastel
peppermint pink"). One report claimed that 'Gulf Pride' is a very old
hybrid, from the early 1800s.
The special part is that my 'Gulf Pride' rebloomed last week, something that
most C. x herbertii just don't do. It is a happy plant and is making some
offsets, but susceptible to the grasshoppers (eastern lubber grasshopper).
The bloom was a pleasant surprise and welcome in this period when not so
many Crinum are blooming. I'll feed it and water it, and see if it reblooms
again next September.
If you have information about Crinum x 'Gulf Pride', please let me know.
Cordially,
Joe
Conroe, TX
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