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Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: Heinie on February 16, 2011, 11:45:56 AM

Title: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: Heinie on February 16, 2011, 11:45:56 AM

Here is my Crinum Stars and Stripes with the first four flowers open.

(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o149/loevenstein/IMG_3044.jpg)

(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o149/loevenstein/IMG_3045.jpg)

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: WimB on February 16, 2011, 05:30:18 PM

Wonderful Heinie,

Thanks for showing.

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: George-Oz on February 16, 2011, 09:18:16 PM

Fantastic Heinie...    ;D

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: Maggi Young on February 16, 2011, 09:34:23 PM

Very eyecatching.... does it have a great scent to match?

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: Paul T on February 17, 2011, 12:56:16 AM

Heinie,

Wow!  That is a striking Crinum, isn't it!!  Good name for it by the looks of it.  ;D

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: Brian Ellis on February 17, 2011, 10:13:12 AM

That is a stunning plant Heinie, thanks for the picture.

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on February 17, 2011, 07:45:41 PM

Heinie
that to say, simply very nice

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: PeterT on February 19, 2011, 05:16:52 PM

stunning! fantastic Heinie,

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: Heinie on February 19, 2011, 08:13:41 PM

Thanks all.

Maggie, this one does not have much of a scent. I will take a photo of one of my young Crinum macowanii bulbs opened a first time flower and perhaps two tomorrow.

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: Maggi Young on February 19, 2011, 08:50:20 PM

That's nice to get a first time flower on your birthday, Heinie... a good present to yourself, eh? !  ;)

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: PeterT on February 20, 2011, 09:57:04 PM

Happy birthday Heinie, I'm enjoying your beautifull bulbs (and views)

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: jshields on April 13, 2011, 12:49:51 AM

How hardy is this Crinum outdoors?  It really is very striking in bloom.  I'm a bit over capacity with potted crinums, so I need to start shopping around for really hardy types, or breed some more for myself.

Jim

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: santo2010 on April 13, 2011, 01:26:23 AM

Really beautifull!

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: Heinie on April 13, 2011, 05:47:36 AM

Jim,

I purchased the bulb from Nestor White in the USA last year. The leaves are quite a lot greener and seems softer than other crinums therefore I grow her in a large pot placed in a position where it receives full sun in the morning until about 10h30. She seems happy so I will probably leave her just there. After that time the position is very light all day. I was told that the bulb will grow pups very quickly and that is indeed the case. There are already three pups in under one year.

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: Ezeiza on April 13, 2011, 01:02:26 PM

Heinie, we have seen glimpses of your great collection over the time. A lot of these hybrid Crinums are virused, and people keeps them for the simple reason that they are so vigorous that virus stripes only show at the tips of new leaves appearing. It would be wise to grow it in a separate spot just in case.

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: Heinie on April 13, 2011, 02:00:50 PM

Ezeiza,

Are you serious about the virus? I am going to destroy the pot, plant and growing medium right away. I do not need viruses amongst my bulbs and Clivias. Thanks for the warning.

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: Ezeiza on April 13, 2011, 05:41:24 PM

Heinie, just put it apart until you see new leaves' tips. If they develop plain green, the plant is healthy.

I received years ago a whole collection of them, and they were gorgeous until I realized they were all virused although there were no apparent signs of disease. Only at the mentioned stage it was visible.

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: jshields on April 13, 2011, 09:08:06 PM

Alberto, I agree.  I've seen some old plantings of crinums in Southern California that were thoroughly virused and barely could form scapes.  I prefer to propagate crinums from seeds, but you can't very easily re-create complex hybrids that way. 

Crinum 'Super Ellen' was planted out in the garden here last summer, and it is coming up again now.  We shall have to wait to see if it blooms this year.  It was a nice size offset when I received it.  It is apparently as hardy as I have heard.   That is delightful to see!

Jim

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: JoshY46013 on April 15, 2011, 02:19:16 AM

Almost anything you buy commercially in the Amaryllidaceae family is virused, I would just steer clear unless you get them from trusted friends or other growers. Many Crinum were pass a long plants, especially in the US which almost guarantees virus!  While the plants are beautiful a virus can take over your entire collection in one season.

I wish it were possible to eradicate virus and maybe one day it will be, I've seen a guy that is experimenting with heat treatment for extended periods of time, maybe this will bring something to the table that will be realistic for anyone to do!

Title: Re: Crinum Stars and Stripes
Post by: Ezeiza on April 15, 2011, 03:12:57 AM

Hi Jim, great to hear of you. My hybrid Crinum collection came from a well known bulb merchant from Texas that was simply not aware of the virus in the plants.One of the reasons is that in certain countries people fertilize excessively with high nitrogen fertilizers that produce darker green leaves which mask the virus stripes. As a side effect high nitrogen make the plants more attractive to sucking insects.

In recent years I have seen photos of new hybrids and among them a heavily virused one that was introduced as a pretty variegated form.