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Cardiocrinum cordatum 'Red Form' - 2016

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Cardiocrinum cordatum 'Red Form' - 2016 (Cardiocrinum cordatum)

Some of you may know cardiocrinum giganteum, a bulb that grows to eight feet in height and looks like a giant lily. Cardiocrinum cordatum is much shorter, typically growing to three feet, in conditions that have been described as "light, moist, humus and woodsy." The flowers are typically white, occasionally with a red throat. But an all red flower has also turned up and being a plantsman, that is the one I had to have!



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amy
Amy
 

That is gorgeous Andrew ,will it die after its flowered like the Giganteum

7 Aug, 2016

 

Amy - like C. giganteum, the main bulb dies after flowering, leaving several smaller bulbs. These typically take 3 to 5 years to reach flowering size.

7 Aug, 2016

amy
Amy
 

Ah yes the same ,I thought so ....

7 Aug, 2016

 

On my wish list now.

18 Aug, 2016



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