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: Asiaticum Aurea Maculate is a spectacular and elegant crinum that has small white spots on the leaves. The foliage is very unique and the main reason to grow this bulb. The leaves are as attractive as any of the 1000 plus crinum that we have in our collection. The leaves look like someone splattered white paint on them. This will not grow true from seed and seedlings will only have solid green leaves, so the only way to preserve the white leaf spots is to obtain a vegitative offset from the original bulb. One other nice feature about this crinum is that it is actually a miniature form and only a fraction of the size of crinum asiaticum. We have observed as many as 26 flowers on 18 tall scapes. Very few crinum multiply by vertical fission, but this does. Instead of forming small bulbs around the basal plate (bottom where the roots come out), it divides vertically into 2 or 3 new, full-size plants. Thus, this is only offered as a blooming size bulb. They are extremely rare and only grown by a few specialized collectors here in the United States. Because it reproduces slowly and splitting only about once a year, the bulbs are very expensive. These bulbs can live for decades, and this particular bulb will be a prize in your collection in a few years. BACKGROUND: Our original bulbs came from another specialized collector and we do not have any other information about how or where this bulb was discovered. GROWING CONDITIONS: This bulb will thrive in full sun and needs good draining soil. Here in northeast FL, zone 9, it blooms in May and June. The leaves stay green all year but will suffer some damage from frost or freezing temperatures. It is more cold sensitive than most crinum, similar to asiaticum. It is very easy to grow requiring no special care. It will probably survive zone 8 outside, but I would still grow it in a pot anywhere below zone 9 and protect it from freezing temperatures. It will tolerate exten

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