Crinum asiaticum

How to grow Crinum asiaticum – growing and care:

Heavy soil, wet land or swamp, the plant prefer rich soil with organic matter

How to care:
Add fertilizer for blooming in the moment that the bulb start to grow after blooming add fertilizer for growing leaves, it’s will make the bulb stronger, also better to add chopped mulch it’s keep the moist of the soil

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant, seeds (explanation bellow), bulbs, vegetative reproduction

Propagation by bulbs:
Propagating by bulb can be all the year but better to do so in the autumn to mid of the winter, the moment that the leaves die can start to divide the bulbs, just separate from the mother plant

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, when start from seeds the flowers will be the same but it will takes few years until blooming and its harder start by seeds than bulbs

Propagation by bulbs:
Propagating by bulb can be all the year but better to do so in the autumn to mid of the winter, the moment that the leaves die can start to divide the bulbs, just separate from the mother plant

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Aggressive

Recommended planting season?
Spring in hardiness zone 7, spring to summer in hardiness zone 8-9, spring to autumn in hardiness zone 10, all year in hardiness zone 11

How to plant the bulb:
Planting in the beginning of the season, dig bigger hole than the 5 times more than the bulb, add humus and organic matter mix it with the soil, plant the bulb 2cm (1inch) from the top of the bulb and transplanting in the dormant season

Pests and diseases:
Grasshopper, snails, bores, nematode, bulb mites, bulb flies

Pruning season:
Autumn / Winter

How to prune:
Old and dead leaves and bloom stems

Size of the plant:
0.5-1.2 m, 2-4 feet

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing / Slow growing (when the plant young)

Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in pots, planter, flowerpot or containers:
Yes, when growing in container the plant (with one bulb can grow in 5L (1 gallon) and possible and better 10L (2 gallon), well-drained soil and better to use potting mix or something similar, every few need to check the soil that it’s still viable and if not take care of the soil by washing the old soil and put new, but in order to get flowers after a lot years need to check that the roots system not fill all the planter, if it’s full need to reduce that amount of plants or to increase the size of the container

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Spring

General information about the flower
Fragrant flowers color white, shape of the flower “like trumpet” with narrow petals

Varieties

Procerum – flower color from light pink to white

Scientific name:

Crinum asiaticum

Alternative names: Grand crinum lily