Crinum Lily, Bayou Traveler, large blooming-size bulb

Description: DESCRIPTION: Bayou Traveler is a very tiny crinum, the smallest that we grow. Plants do not grow more than 12" tall and they multiply rapidly by short, underground stolons (like thick roots) that extend several inches out from the base of a bulb and then eventually turn upwards emerging as a new leaf several inches away from the mother bulb. The stolon eventually forms a bulb with its own roots beneath the new leaves. It can be mildly invasive as it will spread into nearby plants after several years, but it does not spread very rapidly and is very easy to dig out and transplant. This is similar, if not the same, to crinum oliganthum a species bulb. Flowers are white in an open star shape with six thin petals as shown in the photos. They bloom with one, two or three flowers, like a very wet environment, and often form large, marble-size seeds. We have had them bloom May through November. These are very tiny bulbs and grow no larger than a fingernail (1/2" in diameter) when mature after 3-4 years. Mature bulbs will form several offsets each year and they can rapidly multiply to fill a pot or a square foot of the garden Our crinum collection has over 1000 varieties. These bulbs can live for decades, and this particular bulb will be a prize in your collection in a few years. BACKGROUND: This was supposedly hybridized by Marcelle Sheppard who says it is a cross of oliganthum and flaccidum (a rare Australian crinum that comes in white and yellow). However, in our opinion, this is impossible. She might have attemped that cross, but Bayou Traveler can’t have any flaccidum in it because the Bayou Traveler has short fleshy stolons (little root extensions between the mother bulb and the offsets). Stolons only form when both parent bulbs have stolons, and flaccidum has NO stolons. Stolons are a recessive gene, so no stolons form if only one parent has them. In our opinion, this cross never worked and what she got was just seeds from oliganthum, so this is really just crinum oliganthum. To be fair to Marcelle, and because she has already widly distributed this bulb under the name of Bayou Traveler, we will market it as such. GROWING CONDITIONS: This bulb will thrive in full sun and is well suited for growing in a pot or container with no drain holes. We grow ours in large black, motar mixing tubs in very heavy soil. It can be grown as an aquatic as long as there is no more than 2-3" of water above the bulb. Bayou Traveler (Oliganthum) is closely related to a very similar bulb we offer called Caribaeum which is just slightly larger. The leaves stay green all year here in northeast Florida, zone 9. It is very hardy and easy to grow requiring no special care. It will tolerate extended dry periods and will take freezing temperatures at least down to the high teens. This would make an excellent container plant in colder climates. If you are looking for small crinum to grow or hybridize, this is the one! DESCRIPTION OF ITEM FOR BID: You are bidding on a very tiny bulb but it is a large, blooming-size bulb at least 3 years old and about 1/2-1" in diameter which should bloom in 1 year. The roots are well developed so it should transplant easily. Bulbs will be freshly dug and shipped bare root. 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.

Price: 25 USD

Location: Middleburg, Florida

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