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Crinum moorei
Also called Moores Swamplily, Natal Lily, Natal Swamplily, Ngome Lily
In Singapore: Moore's Crinum, Natal Lily (Cultivated in Singapore)
Inanda lily (Crinum moorei) is a bulbous perennial from South Africa, growing 0.3 to 1.6 m tall with strap-like leaves and fragrant white to pale pink funnel-shaped flowers. It needs a sunny spot with moist, rich soil, and it is grown in gardens and as a container or pond-edge plant in warm climates.
Crinum moorei is a herbaceous plant belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae, and native to South Africa (the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal). While it is declining in the wild, it has been introduced in several countries in the Americas and Asia.
Crinum moorei is native to Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It has been introduced in Peru, Ecuador, Mexico and Korea. It is grown in the Nilgiris and Idukki in the Western Ghats of South India.
Crinum moorei is used in traditional medicine for urinary tract and skin infections, and cleansing the blood. It is also used for treating cattle.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crinum moorei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
