Magnificent Crinum Amabile - The Giant Spider Lily Plant for Sale
- Common name:
- Giant Spider Lily, Giant Blood Lily
- Regional name:
- Hindi - Nagadamani, Sudarshan, Manipuri - Modo Lei, Tamil - Visamungil, Malayalam - Pulattali
- Category:
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Lilies & Bulbous plants, Shrubs, Groundcovers
- Family:
- Amarylidaceae or Agave or Amaryllis family
- Light:
- Sun growing, Semi shade
- Water:
- Normal, Can tolerate less, Can tolerate more
- Primarily grown for:
- Flowers
- Flowering season:
- April, May, June, July, August, September
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- Red
- Foliage color:
- Purple
- Plant Height or length:
- 1 to 2 meters
- Plant Spread or Width:
- 1 to 2 meters
- Plant Form:
- Spherical or rounded
- Special Character:
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- Indigenous (native to India)
- Fragrant flowers or leaves
- Good for Hedges and Borders
- Attracts butterflies
- Attracts bees
- Suitable for road median planting
- Good on seaside
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Over hundreds
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Plant Description:
- - Large bulbous plant with neck to 30 cm long.
- Crowned by rosette of fleshy leaves shaded purple,10 cm wide and 1 m long.
- Robust floral stalk bearing fragrant flowers with red tube and red down center of the white segments 12 cm long.
- Crinums are bulbus plants of large proportions.
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Growing tips:
- - Because of their large size Crinums should be either put in the ground or in large containers. any pot below 30 cms diameter will not do them justice.
- Good rich soil is recommended as the plants can require lots of food.
- The long and heavy flowers may require support.
- They are vigours growers.
- Allow plants to become root bound - they will flower more.