About Showy Spider Lily
Hymenocallis speciosa, the green-tinge spiderlily, is a species of the genus Hymenocallis that is native to the Windward Islands in the eastern Caribbean. It is cultivated as an ornamental in some areas, and reportedly naturalized in Cuba and the Bahamas. Hymenocallis speciosa is a bulb-forming perennial. Stipe can attain a height of up to 50 cm. Leaves are lanceolate, up to 50 cm long and 10 cm across, narrowing to a petiole below. One umbel can produce as many as 20 flowers. Flowers are white with a slight greenish tinge, the tepals reflexed (curling backwards) at flowering time.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hymenocallis speciosa
- Genus
- Hymenocallis
- Family
- AMARYLLIDACEAE
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
Showy Spider Lily belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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