Name: Crinum lily; tree crinum

Botanical name: Crinum asiaticum

Description: A large flowering bulb, the crinum lily has tubular flowers with a nice, light fragrance. The flowers are held in a cluster atop sturdy but hollow stems. The leaves are sword-shaped, quite long and rather leathery with a strong central vein. The plants can be quite handsome when not marred by fungus or nibbled by grasshoppers. But when well grown, the crinum makes a beautiful shrub-like plant. Several together can serve as hedge or screen.

Height: to five feet

Light: partial to light shade

Culture: Use two parts peat moss to one part each of sand and bark soil conditioner in the planting hole, mulch and lightly drizzle some controlled release palm fertilizer around the root area. Fertilize three times a year with the same fertilizer. Cut away the old leaves to keep the plant looking its best.

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