Crinum

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Botanical Name	Crinum
Family	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Crinum
Specie	100 + Species
Local Name in Urdu	N/A
Common Name	Cape lily, Swamp lily, River lily and veld lily
Life Cycle	Perennial
Cultivar Name	Different cultivars are available
Category(Bulb/Corm/Tuber/Rhizome/root)	Bulb
Hardiness	Tender
Hardiness zone	08 to 11
Soil PH	5.5 to 6.5
Planting Time	Fall to Spring
Planting Depth	8 inches (20 cm)
Spacing	12-18 inches (30cm to 45 cm) also like to grow in clumps
Height	24-48 inches (60-120 cm)
Exposure	Full Sun (Recommended am Sun)
Flowering Time	Summer
Flower Colour	Pink, white and bicolored
Fragrant	Yes
Uses	Do well in pots/containers, flowering beds and borders, few species could be used as aquatic plants and also used as cut flowers
Propagation	By dividing the bulbs after flowering or by sowing seeds
Difficulty(Easy/Intermediate/Hard )	Easy
Suitable for (KHI/LHR/RWL/ISL/PWR/High Lands)	All areas
Tips to grow	Crinum doesn’t like to be disturbed, could tolerates poor soil (sand, clay) but good compost is recommended for better results, best location could be where they receive full am sunlight produces new leaves and flowers after rains and their foliage is ever green and require little water in winter to keep the plant alive and mulch during winter. Some crinum species do well on the edge of ponds and aquatic gardens.
Other Details	The crinum lily is native to tropical and sub tropical areas including Southeast Asia, America and South Africa. It has been dispersed widely by humans and is now cultivated the world over in tropical and subtropical climates. Crinum lily is an evergreen perennial herb. Several cultivars exist, some with bronze, purple or variegated foliage. Newly emerged leaves are erect becoming sprawling with age making the plant as tall as it is broad. In Florida gardens, crinum lily flowers almost all year round with brief resting periods.