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Swamp Lily in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Crinum x powellii

 

Swamp Lily

Crinum are bulbous perennials, sometimes evergreen, that have strap-shaped leaves, and umbels of showy, fragrant, funnel-shaped flowers. Crinum × powellii is a bulbous perennial that forms a tuft of bright green leaves, and bears light pink flowers to 12cm wide, on tall stems (up to 1.5m,) from late Summer

 
plant Features
  • Swamp Lily likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Swamp Lily likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Swamp Lily is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Swamp Lily likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Swamp Lily

Latin name

Crinum x powellii

type

Bulb

family

Amaryllidaceae

ph

5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Swamp Lily likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Swamp Lily is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Swamp Lily likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Swamp Lily likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Swamp Lily is 1.00meters x 1.50meters 1.00 M 1.50 M

Crinum x powellii

Crinum are bulbous perennials, sometimes evergreen, that have strap-shaped leaves, and umbels of showy, fragrant, funnel-shaped flowers. Crinum × powellii is a bulbous perennial that forms a tuft of bright green leaves, and bears light pink flowers to 12cm wide, on tall stems (up to 1.5m,) from late Summer


Flowering

From Late Summer TO Early Autumn

The umbels of trumpet-shaped flowers appear in late Summer and Autumn

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Plant the bulb in moist, free-draining, deep, humus-rich, fertile soil, keeping the neck of the bulb just above soil level. This bulb will not tolerate water-logging, and may need protection in colder areas

 

Propagating by offsets

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Offsets are the baby plants that form at the base of some plants, and they are an easy way to propagate a plant. When the offsets have grown large enough to handle - and, hopefully, have some roots of their own,- gently break them away from the mother plant. Plant the offsets in a container and keep the plant barely moist (but not wet) until the plant is establishes, and can be planted out.

 
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