Also I am trying to figure out what these things are morphologically speaking. I know I stuck some in a pot a month or so ago, but I lost track of the pot so I don't know if they ever did anything. I chopped one open and there weren't any seeds, so I planted the whole big green thing. I get plants that pop up away from the big plant, so I am assuming they must do something!
Oh my, you do have a rosette o'crinum. The ones I saw overseas, even the offsets, were huge. A true rosette. If you're talking to me, I would whack the 3 big biggest trunks about 6" from the ground. Actually, hubby did the dirty deed with a machete. Then, it will be a lot easier to get to the offsets. Removing the offsets was easy with a small shovel. I gave some away and planted others elsewhere. My plant was not as big as yours, but big enough. I had tried in the past to remove offsets w/o cutting anything and invariably ruined them. I would suggest doing this in early spring, past any frost danger. I was very nervous whacking mine, but It grew right back, minus offsets. I would definitely do this again.
we cross posted. don't know what pods are, mine have never produced such a thing that I've noticed. as to the offsets, I believe you need the rhizome/root part. Mine died when I tried removing them without it.
Some offsets I potted and some I planted inground immediately. All looked sad for about 1 mo but are fine now. As to my mother plant, I'd say it took 1 month or so to get its first full leaf and the others came up fast enough that I lost count
My friend that suggested the whacking also removes lower leaves from time to time. It looks neat and makes it easier to remove offsets w/o whacking the main trunk. Personally, I prefer the rosette look vs. the tree look. But it might be something you want to consider as a way of keeping a neater looking plant.
The trunk on her main plant is about 8", mine is about 6" dia. Yours looks pretty big.
AH! Cut. What a dirty word! Well, it's a good suggestion, but these guys don't get frozen back, so I'm not ready to do that yet. I guess I'll try to pick some that are further away and hope I have success.
Forgot I had more pictures to share.....this is my attempt to finally get the seeds off the kitchen countertop and, well, somewhere else. How do you organize your trade stuff?
I'm a whacker (bending head down in shame....)
Whoops- helps if I attach the picture.
Voss- we are cross posting again!
wowzers, you are a much more evolved individual on the organizational front. I don't do many seeds, so a small box, the size of a lunchbox, is enough for me.
Gee Vos, it was easy to seperate the pups with a shovel? Wonder if yours is easier than the M&W. I dug down, pryed with the trowel, tried to peel, pulled, and struggeled just to get one offset out--by then I was pooped! That was in the spring, my all die back from frost. Maybe I should tr it now when not growing. I too remove straggley leaves especially when they head for my pond.
FTF I cannot even imagine mine growing like yours here in the desert!! Makes me wish sometimes I lived somewhere else where things do not freeze back in the winter or burn in the summer!!
Vossner how long did it take for yours to produce offsets?
viola, this is what I use, some people call it a spade shovel http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/04/92/06/15/0004920615040_215X215.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do%3Fproduct_id%3D7768163&usg=__YlmXQnaZ1l7otKTaB-SGbKPjrCM=&h=215&w=215&sz=4&hl=en&start=17&um=1&tbnid=NfOFT9NzeqcYaM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=106&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dspade%2Bshovel%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26sa%3DN
You insert down as much as you can, and they pry away from mother plant. BTW, I also use this one when planting a few bulbs. Pretty handy and mine is easy to handle w/ my small hands.
Marie, this biggie crinum is planted in one of my "more water" sprinkler zones. I would suspect it would be hard to grow in your area w/o supplemental water, but dunno fer sure. At the very least, more maintenance. As to the babies. It was between 2-3 years. But this spring, after the major whacking, I had offsets right away.
Ok good mine have only been planted over a year so hopefully in another year or two I will see some offsets. There are a lot of crinums that are pretty drought hardy but mine do get a decent amount of supplemental water. We had a really good rain season this year too so I am sure that has helped them. Now to prepare myself to whack them down. I have such a hard time with this although I know it really stimulates some plants to grow and produce!!
marie I wouldn't think you need to consider whacking for at least two more years, maybe even longer in your area.
Ok that is good because it will probably take me that long jsut to get the courage up to do it!! I finally let my dh cut down some vines on our fence that were devouring my neighbors tree this past weekend and they have been groing for about 2-3 years now :o)
It sure looks bare on that side of the yard but it will probably be covered again by summer.
I do have to make some new beds for my crinums. I planted too many in a small area not realizing how large that a lot of them become.
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Caren ~ is this what yours looks like? Back in '06 you were kind enough to share a selection of Dats with me in exchange for some of these bulbs. Are they doing good?
It is my favoritest of all the Crinums. I still don't have an ID but the fragrance will catch me well before I even see or know it is blooming!
All of mine were passalongs & all heirloom bulbs.
Never been able to capture the red... and not a grand photo at all!
Podster those are beautiful!!!
My last one is a "spider" type Crinum. The fragrance is clean & pleasant. I lost a lot of pictures with my old computer so will try to find a post of one I made. The only photo I had was buds.
All I can say is you better like the foliage as the bloom time is fairly short. The foliage IS prettier in clusters in my opinion.
Yes, Pod that is what it looks like... It bloomed 3 times this spring - late summer! LOVE it! Do you knowits name?
Thanks Marie! I know you will love yours when they begin to bloom. 8 )
Caren ~ still have no ID and may never. Every time they begin to bloom, I start searching for an ID again but no success. Guess I just need to sit back and enjoy them.
(((Kristi))) How are you, my friend?!?!? So excited to "see" folks that I've not recently!!! What does that NOID scent remind you of???
Chantell ~ HI!
Smells like... hmmmmm....
Romance... reaching so deep it touches the heart and brings tears to the eyes.
Hunger... painfully hungry with mouthwatering satisfaction.
Love... so enamoured of it, I don't want to leave it unattended. Jealously and selfishly guarding it.
Each summer when it blooms, I find I am once more in love. Wonderful at this age!!! 8 ))))
Heck! I'm not good at descriptions... suffice it to say it is exquisite!!! LOL
Here's my new crinum.I received it about 2 years ago, and had a few blooms this spring. And now it's sending up another one. And as much as I like the looks, it really has very, very little fragrance. It's like, stick you nose right in the middle & maybe you'll get a slight whiff of something.
Very pretty though!
I think I read above that someone was trying to do Crinums in pots. They will do fine but require ample water. I also find they like SUN to bloom.
I read about starting these from seed. It can be done but will take so much longer to deliver blooms. Will see if I can find the article. I'll have to dredge the dark green recesses of my brain! LOL
I came across some of those "seeds" today that had been on a part of the porch I usually don't traverse (unless hanging Christmas lights.) Look at what I found! A sprout and what looks like roots trying to form on one end.........will have to plant that little guy -with a label ;-)
FTF what is that?
Sorry, I should have referred to this picture I posted earlier in the thread- it is a dried and sprouted one of these thingies- I suspected they sprout, but this is the first time I'd actually seen one do that.
Way cool!!!!!! None of mine produced ny seed at all. Maybe this next year.
