Crinum Lily, digweedii 'Connor White', Jumbo, blooming-size bulb

Description: DESCRIPTION: Connor White is an another especially nice form with a dark red stripe and a strong scape. Of the two dozen, or so, forms of digweedii we grow, this is one of our top few favorites. Besides having a strong scape, great color and an ability to offset fast, it provides regular blooms for the last 6 months of every year. In our opinion, the digweedii type blooms are among the most INCREDIBLE blooms in the world of crinum. Connor White is rare and has never been distributed. We named it after our oldest grandchild, Connor White. It makes an excellent selection for a container or near a front border of a flower bed as it does not take up a lot of space or get very large. The beautiful white, star-shaped flowers have a wide, red stripe running down each teapal/sepal. We grow about 2 dozen forms of digweedii. We have recorded as many as 6 flowers on scapes as tall as 27". Digweedii also can go by the common name Nassau Lily and it is a term that refers to any hybrid form of Milk and Wine crinum that have a star, not a trumpet shape, with wide, overlapping tepals/sepals. Our largest bulb is only about 2 1/2 - 3" in diameter which is about average for a digweedii. It offsets rapidly and mature bulbs can produce about 6 offset bulbs per year. We have not found it to be fertile, so it won't form seeds. We have recorded blooms from July through December here in zone 9, northeast Florida. They are VERY fragrant, smelling like lilac. They will form beautiful clumps if left undisturbed for many years. These plants have more erect leaves and a small clump of bulbs only takes up about one square foot, much less than most crinum. We are offering this for the first time on EBay in December 2013. We grow over 1000 different crinum including about 350 of our own hybrids. BACKGROUND: This bulb was purchased by us in 2001 from a grower in South Africa that has a huge collection of species crinum. This is a hybrid that he grew from seeds that he obtained from an American collector in 1995. The digweedii type cross was officially named when first crossed in 1820, a cross of C. americanum and C. scabrum. In collections, digweedii appear under pseudonyms such as Erubescens, Fimbriaulum, Submersum or ‘Royal White.’ It is none of these. The digweedii/Nassau Lily dates back in the South over 125 years where sisters in San Patricio, TX convent cultivated them as early as 1876. GROWING CONDITIONS: This is a semi-hardy and easy to grow bulb requiring no special care. It is a bit more tender than many crinum and should do fine outside to at least zone 7+ or 8. It tolerates a wide range of soils. Digweedii typically bloom in the second half of the summer opening in the early evening and you can smell them just walking nearby. Connor White is no exception. I'm writing this on December 15th and there are several blooming right now. They should do best planted in the ground in full sun or partial shade, but they will also make excellent container plants. They can survive nicely out of the ground for very extended periods if allowed to dry. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM FOR BID: You are bidding on ONE Jumbo, blooming-size, 5+ year old bulb about 2" in diameter which should bloom in 1 year. 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: 60 USD

Location: Middleburg, Florida

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