Crinum flaccidum
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Native to inland Australia, along watercourses and floodplains across the eastern part of the country, Crinum flaccidum, known as the Darling or Murray lily, is a bulbous perennial herb to 90 cm, with limp basal leaves 30 to 80 cm long that die back each year. In summer and early autumn it produces umbels of 4 to 16 tubular flowers, white to cream or yellowish, sometimes unpleasantly scented, with long lobes up to 10 cm. Adapted to alternating floods and drought, it requires heavy soil, full sun, and a dry dormancy between flood events.
- Family :Amaryllidaceae
- Storage organ :bulb
- Growth :winter grower
- Flowering height :0-15 cm
Growing cycle
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Growth :January (sem. 1-4), February (sem. 1-4), March (sem. 1-4), April (sem. 1-4), May (sem. 1-4), June (sem. 1-4), July (sem. 1-4), August (sem. 1-4), September (sem. 1-4), October (sem. 1-4), November (sem. 1-4), December (sem. 1-4)