Crinum 'Queen Emma' - Queen Emma Lily
By Delonix1
- 16 Nov, 2013
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My very large Queen Emma lily is blooming and has super fragrant flowers. The plant is now 6ft (2m) tall and wide, it's potential height here in San Diego, CA. is more than double this height. Photo taken Nov. 9, 2013.
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Lorilyn57:
Thanks! I love the Queen Emma lilies! They remind of Hawaii. I have the green-leaf form, also.
It sounds like you quite a collection of fragrant flowering plants. :>)
I also have many fragrant plants. Did you see my Allspice tree? The whole little 6' (2m) tall tree has such a wonderful fragrance. The leaves have the strongest allspice fragrance. It's also the best way to use the spice. The reason why the green berries are ground and sold commercially is because the leaves don't store well (like Bay Leaves).
Here's a photo of my Allspice tree:
http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/281637-pimenta-dioica-allspice-tree/member/Delonix1
20 Nov, 2013
WOW!!! It's a lovely plant, & you say it's only half the height it may eventually reach?! What must it be like full grown then? :O
21 Nov, 2013
Balcony:
Yes, it can grow rather large and tall. I've seen very large ones here and in Hawaii. I've read they can grow to 15' (4.6m) tall in South Florida.
22 Nov, 2013
Gorgeous plant Delonix!
22 Nov, 2013
Alexandramou:
Thanks! It's just about done blooming now.
22 Nov, 2013
Oh my! That is a stunner!
25 Nov, 2013
Thanks! :>)
It's has gotten large. It still has some flowers on it.
As this plant gest larger it will bloom longer and put out much larger, longer flower spikes.
26 Nov, 2013
Just googled this - they are mega expensive!
26 Nov, 2013
How expensive?
I usually get them for free. :>)
27 Nov, 2013
I saw one at $50 for flowering sized bulbs!
Not available in the UK so far.
27 Nov, 2013
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's Highway robbery!!!
I'll have to figure out how I can send you some bulbs. My plant is producing offshoots, which is very common.
I've read the bulbs are pretty hardy; however, I don't think this plant would be hardy there. I think it's more of a Zone 10A at minimum plant.
27 Nov, 2013
We are used to growing things that are not hardy, take my Amaryllis for example, they spent 6 months outside & six months inside & I've kept them for the last 12 years!
27 Nov, 2013
I need to send you a pm about your seeds Delonix. I'll sort it out in the next day or so (I'm waiting for some seed to arrive that may interest you).
27 Nov, 2013
I'll look forward to it. I feel badly I haven't sent your seeds out yet!
28 Nov, 2013
Don't worry about that yet!
28 Nov, 2013
Okay. :>)
28 Nov, 2013
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Wow! very exotic...and very pretty. It's such a win-win when they have a fragrance. That's an element of gardening that I'm trying to put in place here. Have saponaria, acidanthera, daphodils, iris, roses, lavender, herbs, tilia and lilac, sweet grass and appleblossom... whenever I find a scented plant I try it out... :-)
19 Nov, 2013