Crinum × powellii 'Album'
white Powell lily
A robust perennial bulb with broadly strap-shaped, arching leaves and erect stems to 1.2m, each bearing an umbel of fragrant, pure white, funnel-shaped flowers about 10cm in length, in late summer and autumn
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Size
Ultimate height
1–1.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White | Green | ||
| Autumn | White | Green | ||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Potentially harmful
- Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Genus
Crinum are bulbous perennials, sometimes evergreen, with umbels of showy, fragrant, funnel-shaped flowers held well above the strap-shaped leaves
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in moist but well-drained, deep, humus-rich, fertile soil. Intolerant of waterlogging and may need some protection from frosts in colder areas. Keep neck of the bulb just proud of the soil
Propagation
Propagate by seed sown in containers with bottom heat when ripe or by offsets in spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Architectural
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Gravel garden
- Sub-tropical
- Coastal
- Patio and container plants
- Mediterranean climate plants
- Wall side borders
- Cut flowers
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
Generally pest-free but young growth may be susceptible to
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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