Poison Bulb Care

Crinum asiaticum [ is a tender perennial plant and member of the Amaryllidaceae family along with the other Crinum lily varieties.Native to India’s Indian Ocean islands, China, tropical Asia, Australia, and Pacific islands.Spider Lily can attain a height and breadth of 4′ – 6′ feet.The leaves are evergreen and strap-shaped.They grow to be about 4″ – 5″ inches long.They grow in a dense basal clump which spreads with wild abandon under the right conditions.Crinum is a seasonal bloomer producing umbels of large showy, fragrant Lily-like blossoms.The flowers are about 4″ inches wide and 4″ inches long.The most active bloom time is summer through autumn, but in very warm locations they may bloom year-round.The blooms are typically white flowers, but occasionally they’re found tinged or striped with shades of red or purple.Individual flowers each have six petals and six long, prominent stamens sporting red filaments.The flowers bloom in large clusters 4″ – 6″ inches long atop a tall, thick succulent stem rising about 6″ inches above the foliage.