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Author: Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1874
Family:  AMARYLLIDACEAE
Origin:  Eastern Cape; South Africa
Soil:  Rich - Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  20 Centimetres
Height:  1 Meter
Flower:  White -  Light Pink
Propagate:  Seeds/Bulbs
Names:  Natal Lily, Moore's Crinum
Synonyms:  Amaryllis moorei, Stapf.
Crinum colensoi,
Baker.
Crinum imbricatum,
Baker.
Crinum mackenii,
Baker.
Crinum natalense,
Baker.
Crinum schmidtii,
Regel.
Crinum ugentii,
Molinari.
Hippeastrum ugentii,
Ochoa.

This large member of the Amaryllidaceae family was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1874. It is found in the northern part of East Cape, South Africa, growing in peat or well drained soil with quite some water and not that much sun. The bulb will grow up to 20 centimetres in diameter, the leaves can get one meter long. The flowers are white to pale pink.

The genera is from the Greek krinon, meaning 'lily'. The species name after Dr D. Moore, director of the Glasnevin Botanical Gardens in Dublin.


Flower photo from Shields Gardens Ltd.