Added picture of Crinum Xherbertii to Crinum page
Jane McGary (Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:42:19 PDT)
Cindi in Redmond, Washington (near Seattle), asked
how does one get a Crinum to bloom. jay added a beautiful picture to
the wiki and it made me "jealous" as i would like to see some on my
Crinum some day. i have had it for about 5 years and have never seen a
bloom although the plant grows well and has several off sets.
Cindi, Crinums do not flower well in the Pacific Northwest unless they are
placed so they get a tremendous extra amount of summer heat. The only ones
I've seen flowering in Portland were against south walls in bright sun, and
I believe one gardener who bloomed them covered them with a big pane of
glass in winter. They're probably one of the many eastern North American
plants that don't like our cool summer nights. They also need more summer
water than you might think of giving a bulb.
Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon