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DESCRIPTION:

Jubilee is a fantastic, small blush pink crinum, like a miniature version of Peachblow Improved (a crinum we sell and consider to be our most beautiful crinum). It has light pink buds and the flower opens wide with recurving tips in white with a pink blush and pink keel (outside of the flower). It is distinguished by the fact that most of the flowers open at the same time have they have a heavy, spicy scent. We have recorded blooms in April - July, November, December. We have observed as many as 10 flowers on scapes to 24" tall but we are told they can grow to 3'. Our largest bulbs have measured 3 1/2" in diameter. It grows in tight, compact clumps and offsets readily when in excellent growing conditions with a mature bulb producing several offsets each year.

We grow over 1000 different crinum, including about 350 of our own hybrids.

BACKGROUND:

Jubilee is a hybrid ([c. scabrum x (c. scabrum x c. loddigesianum)]. 'Sundance' (c. scabrum x loddigesianumagus) pollen was crossed back on c. scabrum as a seed parent to produce Jubilee. The hybridizer was the late and famous Luther Bundrant. This is a rare and little known bulb that some consider to be a "little treasure".

GROWING INSTRUCTIONS:

Jubilee is probably a bit more tender than some crinum, however they do fine with our mild freezes into the 20's here northeast Florida, zone 9. We recommend using some caution below zone 8, maybe keeping them as a pot plant and protecting them from freezing in the winter or in zone 7 mulching them very heavily in the winter and planting them below the level that the ground freezes. We have also noticed that very small bulbs when transplanted (especially without any roots) have a tendency to rot if the ground is very moist. Otherwise, Jubilee is very hardy, prolific, can take lots of moisture, maybe even pond culture (one parent, loddigesianum actually grows in very wet areas. 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 small-size bulb at least 1 year old and about 1/2" in diameter which should bloom within 3 years. 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.