CRINUM MOOREI
Author:
Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1874
Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Bot. Mag. 100: t. 6113 (1874)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
20 Centimetres
Height:
1 Meter
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Amaryllis moorei, Stapf.
Crinum colensoi, Baker.
Crinum imbricatum, Baker.
Crinum mackenii, Baker.
Crinum natalense, Baker.
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Crinum schmidtii, Regel.
Crinum ugentii, Molinari.
Hippeastrum ugentii, Ochoa.
This large member of the Amaryllidaceae family was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1874. It is found in the northern part of East Cape, South Africa, growing in peat or well drained soil with quite some water and not that much sun. The bulb will grow up to 20 centimetres in diameter, the leaves can get one meter long. The flowers are white to pale pink.
The genera is from the Greek krinon, meaning 'lily'. The species name after Dr D. Moore, director of the Glasnevin Botanical Gardens in Dublin. Flower photo from Shields Gardens Ltd.
Flower
White - Light Pink
Soil
Rich - Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
