Milk and Wine Lily (Crinum fimbriatulum)

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crinums
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Sun Requirements
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Toxicity
Other: All parts are poisonous if ingested
Uses
Cut Flower, Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Flowers
Showy
Life cycle
Perennial
Plant Habit
Herb/Forb
Propagation: Other methods
Offsets, Bulbs, Other: some old and established bulbs can be huge, weighing up to 40 lbs; crinums do not like transplanting
Propagation: Seeds
Start indoors, Other info: first flowering when grown from seed usually occurs in 3-8 years
Detailed Information

The Milk and Wine Lily, *Crinum fimbriatulum*, is native to **West Africa**.

Specifically, it’s found in countries like:

* **Sierra Leone**
* **Liberia**
* **Ivory Coast**
* **Ghana**
* **Nigeria**
* **Cameroon**

It typically grows in swamps, marshes, and alongside rivers.