Thanks, Jim. The flowers of 'Kim Maureen' last for 3 evenings and 3 mornings (60 hours), by the 4th afternoon they wilt. There are 12 buds per scape, each inflorescence lasts a week, peaking on the second evening and maintaining peak though the fifth evening. It's hard to say about repeating, the bulb is very young at only 4 years old and it made 5 scapes simultaneously for its debut, and then 2 more scapes 3 weeks later. 'Kim Maureen' has another feature, tidy, rigid foliage. Here's a photo of it I took after Hurricane Irene passed to our east, every other Crinum was broken by the heavy wind and rain, but 'Kim Maureen' was flawless. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5539378/… The other plant, C. 'Lady Chameleon' x C. 'Southern Cross', is even younger, only 3 years old, so any scape, even a single one, is unexpected. Each flower lasted about 60 hours, but the bud count was lower, so the inflorescence didn't last as long. I don't know what it will in following years, but Crinums almost always improve with maturity. Jay On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 5:13 PM, Jim McKenney <jamesamckenney@verizon.net>wrote: > Jay, both of those are really beautiful. > > How long does each flower last? How long before the entire inflorescence > is bloomed out? And do they repeat throughout the season? > > Jim McKenney > Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7 >
