Crinum asiaticum
COMMON NAME | Giant crinum lily, spider lily |
TYPE | Bulbs |
FAMILY | Amaryllidaceae |
NOTES | A
bulb-forming perennial producing an umbel of large, showy flowers. Fragrant,
long-tubed, 6-petaled, lily-like flowers (each to 4” wide and long) with
tubular corollas bloom summer to fall (sometimes year-round in warm winter
locations) in large umbels (each having 20-30 flowers) atop thick leafless
succulent scapes rising from the foliage clump to 4-6’ tall. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Native to Indian Ocean islands, East Asia, tropical
Asia, Australia and Pacific islands. |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Seashores,
sandy places near river banks |
WEB SOURCES |
