Crinum macowanii (3 yr 2023)
Crinum macowanii is a hardy species with broad, rippled, blue-green foliage and large, highly fragrant, white and pink flowers.
Crinum macowanii is native to a wide swathe of east, central and southern Africa in a variety of habitats. It has long been used as a medicinal herb by various cultures and thus has many different common names in their languages and in English including Cape coast lily, river crinum, sabie crinum, common vlei lily and pyjama lily. It is a beautiful hardy species with broad, rippled, architectural, blue-green foliage topped throughout the summer with large, highly fragrant, white outward-facing and pendent trumpets with pink keels on the reverses. Can be grown in sun or light shade. Best in moist soils. Our nursery-grown bulbs are 3 years old as of 2023 and will bloom after a few more years.
Common Name: Cape Coast Lily - [Spring B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Amaryllidaceae (The Amaryllis Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-10
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Bloom Time: Summer
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Semi-evergreen
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Moist grasslands, deciduous woodlands, sandy flats, gravelly and clay soils, mountain meadows, stony slopes, and along rivers up to 2600 metres elevation across much of east, central, and southern Africa.
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