Crinum Lily, J C Harvey, small-size bulb

Description: DESCRIPTION: J. C. Harvey has up to 18, light-pink, trumpet-shaped blooms on thick, 40" tall scapes. Flowers are long lasting and open several at a time for a period of about 10 days. Multiple scapes will emerge from larger bulbs, extending the blooming period. Leaves are wavy, look like a corn plant, and can grow to 6' long. They differ from Ellen Bosanquet only in the fact that they are slightly more ribbed and the bottom of the leaf (keel) has a light green stripe up the length of the back of the leaf, a trait that they inherit from one of the parents, crinum zeylanicum. Not many other crinum have this distinctive trait. Mature bulbs are HUGE and can reach 6-7" in diameter and produce many offsets each year. Bulbs are semi-fertile (pollen) but do not produce seeds (ovary/seed sterile). They form tall, stately clumps in just several years. This is one of our favorite crinum, and we grow over 1000 varieties, including about 350 of our own hybrids, because of the mid-summer blooming season (June-August), and the flowers which tower over almost everything else with their beautiful shade of light pink. This is an essential plant that will be easy and fun to grow, giving you something to trade or share with your friends. It is time tested and probably the most common crinum, along with Ellen Bosanquet, grown in the US and along the Gulf Coast. BACKGROUND: Its parents are C. moorei X C. zeylanicum and one of the most likely parents of Ellen Bosanquet according to Scott Ogden, a bulb expert, but there still seems to be some uncertainty. This very old, turn of the century, hybrid has been passed from garden to garden for over 100 years and is perhaps found in greater numbers in the South except for Ellen Bosanquet. GROWING CONDITIONS: Flowers appear as early as June and can bloom into August in zone 9. This is a very hardy, prolific and easy to grow bulb requiring no special care. It tolerates a wide range of soils (but prefers rich soil), extended dry periods, and will tolerate freezing weather to zone 7 if the bulb is planted deeply and mulched in the winter. Bulbs can survive nicely out of the ground for very extended periods if allowed to dry. They can take full sun, but blooms do best in partial shade. They will also make excellent, large container plants. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM FOR BID: You are bidding on a small-sized 1+ year old offset bulb about 1/2-1" in diameter that should bloom within 3 years. You can bid on one or more bulbs. Bulbs will be freshly dug, shipped bare root and with leaves. In the winter months the leaves may be absent. WE SIZE OUR BULBS APPROXIMATELY BY AGE AS FOLLOWS: A few varieties can take 6 years or more to bloom.Jumbo bulb – has bloomed at least 2 years, close to the maximum size for that particular plant (6+ years old)Large bulb - should bloom this year or next (3+ years old, close to, or at blooming size)Medium bulb - should bloom in 1-2 years (at least 2 years old)Small bulb - should bloom 2-4 years (current year or 1-2 year old offset)Seedling bulb - started from seed (usually in its first year of growth unless otherwise stated) PHOTOS/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: These are pictures of our plants, so you know exactly what they look like and what you will receive. The photos show the plant in various stages of growth. Please feel free to contact us for additional information, and click on "Me" following our star rating. Also, we invite you to go to our store (little red door) and look at other items we have for sale. Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.

Price: 20 USD

Location: Middleburg, Florida

End Time: 2024-10-27T04:08:54.000Z

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