Crinum Hybrids Striped

This page contains information about Crinum hybrids with striped flowers and names that begin with A-D.


Crinum album × C. scabrum is a hybrid made by Alani Davis. It has large white flowers with subtle pink stripes along the keels. Photos taken June 2010 by Alani Davis.

Crinum album × C. scabrum close-up, Alani DavisCrinum album × C. scabrum umbel, Alani DavisCrinum album × C. scabrum, Alani Davis

Crinum 'Alice Elizabeth' is a Dave Lehmiller hybrid of C. politifolium × (C. bulbispermum × C. moorei). It has nice foliage and pale pink flowers on sturdy scapes. Photos by Alani Davis.

Crinum 'Alice Elizabeth', Alani DavisCrinum 'Alice Elizabeth', Alani DavisCrinum 'Alice Elizabeth', Alani DavisCrinum 'Alice Elizabeth', Alani Davis

Crinum × amabile was named as a species but is now understood to be a hybrid of C. zeylanicum × C. asiaticum. C. × amabile has upright fountain of foliage to 4-5'/1.5 m of broad shiny medium green leaves with a prominent whitish mid rib on the underside. Plants growing in full sun sometimes show a wine tinting on the youngest growth in the center, but this fades rapidly as the leaves expand and older leaves only have pigment on the very base and stem. Scapes are variably pigmented depending on the light conditions & flower tepals are bright wine red on the outside and pink striped with narrower paler stripe down each edge. This form seems to be very tender to freezing temperatures and limited to zone 9.

There is much confusion between Crinum × amabile, Crinum × augustum, and the red-pigmented forms of what has been referred to as C. procerum but is part of the C. asiaticum complex. The number of red pigmented forms of C. procerum are numerous with some forms associated with clonal names, such as 'Splendens', 'Kaaawanum', or 'Big Red', but since they are all fertile, it is hard to know whether one has an asexual clone or a seedling, and many unnamed forms are in circulation. In addition, many of these forms of C. procerum are distributed as C. × amabile or the 'Queen Emma lily'. C. × amabile is strongly connected to the common name, 'Queen Emma lily' , but the red-pigmented forms of C. procerum are now commonly called this now, I know not enough to say to which form this name originally applied. Occasionally C. × amabile does produce some burgundy pigment on the new foliage in strong lighting only, but this is far too widely confused with the red-pigmented forms of C. procerum and C. × amabile is a green leaved plant. This is partially because the true C. × amabile is so scarce and cold tender and red pigmented forms of C. procerum are so numerous and more cold.

It is often noted that Crinum × augustum and C. × amabile are very similar, but it is my experience that this because most material distributed as true C. × amabile is actually Crinum × augustum. Flowers of C. amabile are not as wide tepalled or large as Crinum × augustum and the more spreading larger foliage of Crinum × augustum is not glossy with a more matte luster. Both Crinum × augustum and Crinum × amabile are sterile, never setting seed and apparently with infertile pollen as well. There are red-pigmented forms of Crinum procerum which do not have any red pigment on their leaves but have pigmented scapes and flowers, most red-pigmented forms have partial to entirely red pigmented leaves as well. The 6"/15 cm fertile flowers of Crinum procerum as smaller and narrow tepalled with dark pink to deep wine pigment outside and white to medium pink inside depending on the variant but does not have a distinct stripe in the middle. Crinum × amabile and Crinum × augustum are twice that diameter or more and are striped.


Crinum 'Amelia Garza' is a C. × digweedii (C. americanum × C. scabrum) hybrid with very large striped flowers about 10 inches (25 cm) in diameter. Photos taken August 2009 by Jay Yourch.

Crinum 'Amelia Garza', Jay YourchCrinum 'Amelia Garza', Jay YourchCrinum 'Amelia Garza', Jay Yourch

Crinum 'Asian Rose' is a hybrid of C. asiaticum × C. scabrum made by Marcelle Sheppard. It's a large plant with attractive foliage and spidery, striped flowers. Photos taken August 2012 by Jay Yourch.

Crinum 'Asian Rose', Jay YourchCrinum 'Asian Rose', Jay Yourch

Crinum × augustum was named as a species but is now understood to be a hybrid of C. zeylanicum × C. asiaticum which is listed as triploid by some sources. Crinum × augustum is large plant with leaves to at least 6.5'/2 m but less when conditions are not ideal. The basal neck of the bulb is large to 15 "/30+ cm in diameter and though broader at the base, it does not have a globose bulbous base. The scapes fall over commonly for me and I encourage staking which would require a 6-7'/2+m sturdy stake. Scapes often remain upright until large flowers open and then fall over. Scapes are heavily pigmented on this form, but I have not seen any burgundy pigment on the foliage except where they attach to the trunk like base. Flowers are more deeply pigmented on the back with deep wine coloration deep rose colored edges and definite bicolored on the inside with a darker rose-pink stripe down the center and a paler pink stripe on either side of the tepal. Crinum × augustum tepals are up to 0.5"/1.5 cm wide and flowers can have a 6"/12-15 cm width, though they are generally more recurved and drooping. There is much confusion between Crinum × augustum, Crinum × amabile, and the red pigmented forms of what has been known as C. procerum but is part of the C. asiaticum complex. See discussion under Crinum × amabile. Photos taken July 2006 by Alani Davis.

Closeup of Crinum × augustum, Alani DavisCloseup of Crinum × augustum with scale, Alani DavisCloseup of Crinum × augustum, Alani DavisCloseup of Crinum × augustum, Alani Davis
Crinum × augustum umbel from behind, Alani DavisCrinum × augustum scape with scale, Alani DavisCrinum × augustum blooming plant, Alani Davis

Crinum 'Bambino' is a Dave Lehmiller hybrid of C. bulbispermum × C. 'Pink Perfume'. Photos taken June 2009 by Alani Davis.

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Crinum 'Candy Ruffles' is a hybrid of C. bulbispermum × C. 'Thaddeus Howard' made by T.M. Howard in 1964. It is a sister seedling to the better known hybrid, 'Carnival'. Photos taken 2005 and 2006 by Alani Davis.

Closeup of Crinum 'Candy Ruffles', Alani DavisCloseup of Crinum 'Candy Ruffles', Alani DavisCrinum 'Candy Ruffles' umbel, Alani DavisCrinum 'Candy Ruffles' blooming plant, Alani Davis

Crinum 'Carroll Abbott' is a high quality C. × herbertii (C. bulbispermum × C. scabrum) hybrid with nicely shaped, red striped flowers. It is named in honor of the late Texas wildflower advocate, Carroll Abbott. It closely resembles 'Schreck', but there are observable differences which are discussed in the entry for 'Schreck'. Photos taken June 2007 by Jay Yourch.

Closeup of Crinum 'Carroll Abbott', Jay YourchCrinum 'Carroll Abbott' umbel, Jay YourchCrinum 'Carroll Abbott', Jay Yourch

Crinum 'Cortes' is a hybrid of C. scabrum × (C. mauritianum × C. fimbriatulum) made by Dave Lehmiller. Photo taken September 2009 by Alani Davis.

Crinum 'Cortes', Alani Davis

Crinum × digweedii is the name used for hybrids of C. americanum × C. scabrum. These hybrids have variable striping which can range from pale pink to deep red or be entirely absent. The flowers open widely and are usually very fragrant. The two pictured here are not named, but show some of the variation that can be expected within this group of hybrids. Also see 'Amelia Garza', 'Royal White', and 'Stars and Stripes'.

This one, dubbed 'Gonzalez' after the small historic area north of Pensacola, Florida where it was found, has very large flowers and pale stripes. Photos taken August 2006 by Jay Yourch.

Closeup of Crinum × digweedii 'Gonzalez', Jay YourchCrinum × digweedii 'Gonzalez' umbel, Jay YourchCrinum × digweedii 'Gonzalez' blooming plant, Jay Yourch

This one, dubbed 'Old City Cemetery', has well defined deep pink stripes. Photos taken August 2006 by Alani Davis.

Closeup of Crinum × digweedii, Alani DavisCrinum × digweedii umbel, Alani DavisCrinum × digweedii portrait, Alani Davis

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