Crinum x augustum 'Queen Emma'
COMMON NAME | Queen Emma Crinum Lily |
TYPE | Bulbs |
FAMILY | Amaryllidaceae |
NOTES | Fragrant
white, star-shaped flowers with purple on the back of the petals are borne on
large inflorescences on red stems. The broad, dark maroon-tinted leaves are
centered with a depressed midvein that runs the entire length of the leaf,
which can reach 36 inches in height. The
cultivar is named for Queen Emma, the queen consort of Kamehameha IV), who
ruled Hawaii from 1855 to 1863. A sterile hybrid of probably Crinum zeylanicum x Crinum asiaticum |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Tropical Southeast Asia |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Hybrid |
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