Crinum biflorum
Crinum biflorum
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Ghana | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sudan-South Sudan
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus:
- Crinum
- Species:
- Crinum biflorum
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 90 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- white, pink
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- butterflies, bees
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fragrant:
- Yes
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 14–60 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily when fresh and kept moist. Plant often reproduces vegetatively via bulb offsets.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI