Correct ID?

Linda Press Wulf via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Fri, 04 Sep 2020 15:27:42 PDT
This is one of the few (non-tree) plants in my garden that was here 30
years ago before we bought the house in Berkeley, Northern California, and
is still flourishing.  Over the years I've come to think it is a Crinum
moorei - is that correct?

Interestingly, it has done well in mottled, bright shade.  (Or perhaps I
have no idea how very well it would have done in the sun!)  The entire
clump will slump to the ground after flowering, then it perks up, lefiting
its leaves like a skirt, when the flower bulbs are about to emerge.   The
flower stems are so long (3-4 feet) that they cannot support themselves,
despite being thick and hard - perhaps more vertical flower stalks would be
the change that would occur in the sun?  I'm reluctant to move such an old,
stable plant but perhaps I can dig out one of the outer bulbs and try it in
the sun.

Thanks,
Linda Press Wulf
Berkeley, Northern California
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