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Title: crinum mauritianum
Post by: BULBISSIME on August 09, 2009, 11:51:47 PM

Here is  a Crinum species, endemic from Mauritius and nearly extinct in the wild. Very easy to grow but absolutly tender  >:(
Likes water...

(http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/11/84/35/03/dscn1910.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=618&u=11843503)

Title: Re: crinum mauritianum
Post by: Lesley Cox on August 10, 2009, 01:11:58 AM

What a lovely spidery thing Fred. It looks as if it might be scented?

Title: Re: crinum mauritianum
Post by: fermi de Sousa on August 10, 2009, 06:54:35 AM

Hi Fred,
how tall does this crinum grow?
We saw a similar looking one while in Townsville (North Queensland) last month.
But I'm not sure if this was one of the Australian species or the Mauritian.
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: crinum mauritianum
Post by: BULBISSIME on August 10, 2009, 09:04:12 AM

Hi Fermin,

looks very similar to yours!
Mine is about 80 cm tall but grown in pot !

Title: Re: crinum mauritianum
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on August 10, 2009, 10:42:00 AM

Wonderful flower Fred !!

Title: Re: crinum mauritianum
Post by: arillady on August 10, 2009, 11:55:14 AM

Beautiful flower and photo!

Title: Re: crinum mauritianum
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on August 10, 2009, 09:05:32 PM

wonderful, I have had, but I have lost the first year, now me is difficult to find again

Title: Re: crinum mauritianum
Post by: BULBISSIME on August 10, 2009, 10:11:26 PM

I have some seeds sometimes, may be this year again...

Title: Re: crinum mauritianum
Post by: Paul T on August 12, 2009, 12:34:20 PM

Fermi,

Could yours be Crinum pedunculatum?  Looks like it to me.  No idea whether it naturally occurs that far up, but I know it stretches all the way up the coast of NSW from south of us to the border at the very least.