Description
Milk and vine lilies are large, heat and moisture loving plants.
This old fashioned crinum lily is a low maintence plant that produces lovely, large, striped, lily-like flowe The stripes are alternately wine pink and white. The flowers also have a wonderful faintly sweet fragrance.
The tall bloom stalk stands about 18 to 36 inches above the abundant foilage and hold 5+ blooms at a time! These will produce several flower stalks during the warmer months with the majority of blooms coming in the spring and fall. These lilies will multiply by producing bulbs underground as well as from the seeds that form after the blooms. Youll have a lovely large group of these in no time. Milk and Wine Lily is native to India. Flowering: June-August. These will produce several flower stalks during the warmer months with the majority of blooms coming in the spring and fall. These lilies will multiply by producing bulbs underground as well as from the seeds that form after the blooms.Plant Specifications
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
| Common Name | Milk and Wine Lily, Ceylon swamplily, Pink striped trumpet lily, Sudarshan, Gandani-kanda, Gadambhikanda, Golkamdo, Vishamungil,Vish mungli, Sukhdarshan,Golkando, Madhuparnika, Vrishakarni.,Crinum latifolium L., Crinum latifolium,Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family),Crinum cochinchinense, Crinum longistylum, Crinum esquirolii. |
| Maximum Reachable Height | 18-36 inches |
| Flower Colour | Pink striped trumpet lily |
| Bloom Time | Summer |
| Difficulty Level | easy |
Planting and care
Milk and Wine Lily care
These bulbs are planted quite deep, plant your bulb so that the soil line is even with the ribbon tied at the top of the long stalk.
| Sunlight | Full sun or partial shade |
| Watering | Water in well; you may want to put water in the bottom of the hole before placing the bulb in. After they are established, they dont require much water, but when first planting a good soaking will help them get over the shock of being transplanted. |
| Soil | Sandy, well draining, fairly dry soil. |
| Temperature | Minimum of 55 F. |
| Fertilizer | use a very light, natural fertilizer or compost. |
Milk and Wine Lily uses
Ornamental Use:
- They have been chosen for height, fragrance, width of petals and other attributes that found favor with gardeners
Medicinal Use:
- Bulbs are extremely acrid
- When roasted, they are used as a rubefacient in rheumatism
- Crushed and toasted bulb is applied to piles and abscesses to cause suppuration
- The juice of the leaf is used in earache