[pbs] naturalized Crinum bulbispermum
Dell Sherk
dells at voicenet.com
Tue May 8 17:37:42 EDT 2007
Dear Joe,
This sounds like a great crinum! Any chance that you could collect some of
the seed to send to the BX?
Best wishes,
Dell
Dell Sherk, SE PA USA. Zone 6/7
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Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 8:28 AM
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Subject: [pbs] naturalized Crinum bulbispermum
Hi Gang,
One of my new favorite crinums is putting up its 5th scape since March 1 of
this year; all the flowers come from a single large bulb that I dug out of
an abandoned pasture a few years ago. The plant didn't do anything for 2
years and then bloomed nicely last year with tall flowers of very good
substance and size.
I've noticed a couple of small offsets, so perhaps it will increase into a
well behaved clump over the years; after 3-4 years it is only making a small
effort at offsets. This plant is rapidly turning into my favorite crinum
because of the early bloom, the tall flowers in early spring, the good
substance, and because the color is good. It is not a brilliantly colored
flower, but it is creamy white with dull magenta stripes--you don't see it
100 ft. away but at 10 ft. it is a knockout and the height is very good
(about 34 inches). Another benefit is that it is evergreen here (we had a
low of 23 F this winter). It sets some seed but I've never kept any; by the
timing I assume it is not outcrossed and is self-fertile or parthenogenic.
Where is the photo for my new favorite crinum? This is a tricky plant for
me to photograph, I don't know why. Instead I'll send you to a photo by
Alani Davis on the PBS Wiki. My plant is similar but you have to imagine
the petals are creamy white (not pink) and the stripes are darker and duller
(like dusty magenta).
LINK: Crinum photo, by A. Davis (resembles my new "favorite crinum")
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Crinum/Crinum_bulbispermum_cemet
ery1_AD_02.jpg
Now that my plant has settled in; I'll be very curious to see if it blooms
again in the fall. Some C. bubispermum-types send up flowers again after
the hot summer weather recedes. They can bloom sporadically till frost.
I'm only guessing, but I suspect these plants would bloom from October till
May in zone 11.
Cordially,
Joe
Conroe TX
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