Crinum 'Menehune'

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vossner East Texas, United States(Zone 8a) Jul 29, 2010

Crinum 'Menehune'
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RebeccaLynn Winston Salem, NC(Zone 7a) Aug 15, 2010

Hello Again, I just noticed the picture of your Crinum. This is a plant that is new to me this summer. My local Lowes store had a crate of individual crinum bulbs, each in its own little cloth bag. They were "reduced" and each bulb was priced at $6.00. I didn't know what a Crinum was, but I bought three bulbs of different varieties and planted them in early July, I think. They are all up and look healthy. I wonder if they will bloom before frost. I also wonder if I should dig them or mulch them when frost comes.

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vossner East Texas, United States(Zone 8a) Aug 16, 2010

I'm not the most attentive mother w/ respect to crinums so can't tell u much about care. Crinums are in the amaryllis family and blooms look a lot that reg. amaryllis. Mine were offsets from friends that did not bloom the first year, so don't be discouraged if yours don't either.

Mine go almost totally dormant in winter and are the first to wake up. The produce a lot of babies so in a few years you'e have a "rosette" of sorts. If you want to thin plant or give away offsets, you must do it carefully to prevent damaging the mother plant. I use one of the long, skinny shovels in the very early spring, when there's not a lot of foliage in the way.

Me thinks you got yourself a deal w/ those crinums.

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RebeccaLynn Winston Salem, NC(Zone 7a) Jul 22, 2011

I am so excited! Two out of three crinum bulbs survived Zone 7a winter and bloomed this summer.

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vossner East Texas, United States(Zone 8a) Jul 23, 2011

Congrats on your pretty flowers. It is impressive that they survived and produced blooms. Did you cover w/ a layer of mulch, or were they in pots and/or brought indoors? That would definitely help in your area. My Menehunes are yet to bloom.

I did want to mention that if the foliage behind your flowers belongs to the same plant, I'm afraid you don't have menehune. Menehune's strap leaves are 1" wide at their widest point. Yours looks wider than that. the trunk or base seems much thicker also. If it's not Mene. I don't know what it might be, perhaps a crinum enthusiast might be able to ID.

One thing is for certain, your flowers are beautiful.

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RebeccaLynn Winston Salem, NC(Zone 7a) Jul 27, 2011

Hi Vossner, My crinum is "Bosanquet" rather than "Menehune." I actually use rotted sawdust from a nearby sawmill as mulch. I hope the next winter is a mild one so my crinum survives to bloom again. My garden is a happy, colorful mixture of plants: flowers and vegetables. When your Menehune blooms, I hope you will post a picture!

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vossner East Texas, United States(Zone 8a) Jul 28, 2011

you betcha

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