Crinum Flower

[charlie]

This is the 4 th flower my crinum has put out in 4 weeks, this one is the second within a few days, Zima saw the first one on Wed. evening

[Laura]

Fantastic - are they producing seed heads?

[sas]

Beautiful!

Is the flower under water or above, almost looks like you can see pollen,
so I'm assuming it's underwater?

[charlie]

Laura - yes it is
sas -it`s above water, i had to guide it out the back of the tank since it was pushing against the light fixture & the heat would damage it,i will try & force it back under water.

[jetstream]

Don't force the flower or the seed heads back into the water or the flower stack will rotten away. The seed needs to stay above the water line to mature. Either cut the flower stacks off, or you will risking the plant goes into dormant period after used up it's stored energy. They just behave like orchid. 

[charlie]

Don't force the flower or the seed heads back into the water or the flower stack will rotten away. The seed needs to stay above the water line to mature. Either cut the flower stacks off, or you will risking the plant goes into dormant period after used up it's stored energy. They just behave like orchid. 

Thanks  Jetstream

[BigDaddy]

Nice.

[zima]

The flower is indeed stunning, I can attest to that!

[Patrick S]

Very beautiful Charlie! A well deserved reward for your dedication with your tanks.

Patrick

[sas]

sas -it`s above water, i had to guide it out the back of the tank since it was pushing against the light fixture & the heat would damage it,i will try & force it back under water.

Neat I'm glad you're not going to submerge it.
So another question , does it smell nice or is it like some orchids that just look
fantastic and don't have an aroma?

[charlie]

Thanks guy`s,
[quoteSo another question , does it smell nice or is it like some orchids that just look
fantastic and don't have an aroma?][/quote]
Sas the flower is short lived a few days the most, there is no obvious fragrance that i can smell, maybe "fishy" 

[sas]

  Thanks Charlie fishy smell is ok too.

Any seed head forming?

[charlie]

Thanks Charlie fishy smell is ok too.

Any seed head forming?

Sorry for the late reply, yes it did form seed heads but i did not attempt to harvest the seeds.
Regards