Description: DESCRIPTION: Proud Salute is a hybrid bulb. Although it can grow to 33", the plant itself is quite compact. This is the first time the bulb has ever been offered for sale, and up until now, it has only been in the hands of a very few collectors. Most of the flowers open at the same time, which is a nice trait the parent americanum passes on to its hybrids. The flowers are white with a pink stripe. We have recorded blooms from July to November. We have observed as many as 9 flowers on scapes to 33" tall. Our largest bulbs have measured 3 1/8" in diameter. It grows in tight clumps and offsets readily when in excellent growing conditions with a mature bulb producing several offsets each year. Introduced for the first time in 2018. We grow over 1000 different crinum, including about 350 of our own hybrids. BACKGROUND: This plant originally came to us in 2010 in a trade with the hybridizer, Alani Davis. He crossed our only native crinum, americanum (it loves swampy, wet areas), with a digweedii (generally considered a cross of americanum x scabrum) that he found growing in Gonzales, Florida. So this would be considered a back cross. Alani is noted for many interesting crinum hybrids that he has introduced over the past 20 years. GROWING INSTRUCTIONS: Proud Salute blooms almost exclusively from late summer to late fall. They do fine with our mild freezes into the 20's here northeast Florida, zone 9, but we think they might be more tender than most crinum and we recommend caution below zone 8, maybe keeping them as a pot plant and protecting them from freezing in the winter. Otherwise, they are very hardy. They are an easy to grow bulb requiring no special care...just plant and forget, like most crinum. It tolerates a wide range of soils but prefers rich soil. Bulbs can survive nicely out of the ground for very long periods if allowed to dry. Like most crinum they prefer full sun, but partial shade is OK. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM FOR BID: You are bidding on a large, near blooming-size bulb at least 4 years old and about 2-3" in diameter which should bloom in about 1 year. They don't like being disturbed, so it could take one year to "settle in." Bulbs will be freshly dug, shipped bare root and with leaves March-November. 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: 45 USD
Location: Middleburg, Florida
End Time: 2024-11-22T04:10:09.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
Type: Bulbs
