Crinum X Powellii

Crinum x powellii commonly called swamp lily or cape lily is a hybrid of garden origin resulting from a cross between two south african crinums namely c.

Crinum x powellii. A member of the daffodil family amaryllidaceae crinum x powellii is a hybrid of the south african crinum bulbispermum and c. Blooming in succession from late summer to fall the eye catching blossoms rise well above the foliage clump of strap shaped arching leaves. Crinum x powelli has fragrant pink funnel shaped flowers. Powellii is a bulbous perennial forming a tuft of strap shaped bright green leaves with umbels of fragrant trumpet shaped light pink flowers to 12cm in width on stems to 1 5m from late summer.

Yemense is a deeper color than x powellii. Wonderfully fragrant crinum x powellii swamp lily is a bulbous perennial with umbels of 8 10 large trumpet shaped light pink flowers 5 in. Bulbispermum orange river lily and c. Cecil houdyshel developed in the 1930s is a very floriferous selection and claude davis a cross of x powellii and c.

It blooms most prolifically when its root run is restricted. Blooming in succession from late summer to fall the eye catching blossoms rise well above the foliage clump of strap shaped bright green leaves. Crinum is a genus of about 180 species of perennial plants that have large showy flowers on leafless stems and develop from bulbs they are found in seasonally moist areas including marshes swamps depressions and along the sides of streams and lakes in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide. It is probably this hybrid vigour which makes these huge perennial bulbs fully hardy and easy to grow in uk gardens.

As a result of this plants grown in containers should only be potted on when. Wonderfully fragrant crinum x powellii album swamp lily is a robust bulbous perennial with umbels of large trumpet shaped pure white flowers 4 in. X powellii flower in july through to september. It is a deciduous species growing to 1 5 m in height which enjoys a hot well drained position in full sun.