| Author: | William
Herbert, 1840 |
| Family: |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
| Origin: |
Mexico |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Maximum |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
4 Centimetres |
| Height: |
40 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
| Names:
|
Peruvian
Daffodil, Spider Lily, Basket Flower, Summer Daffodil,
Spider Flower |
| Synonyms: |
Might
be: Pancratium harrisianum, Eizi Matuda 1961.
Pancratium mexicanum L. 1753.
Troxistemon
mexicanus, Raf. 1838.
Nemepiodon mexicanum, Raf,
1838.
Hymenocallis
dillenii Roem. 1847.
Hymenocallis milleri Roem.
1847. |
This member of the
Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by William Herbert in
1840. It is found
in Mexico, growing in a rich soil with
lots of water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 40 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are white.
Hymenocallis from Greek: 'Beautiful membrane'. The species after T. Harris, Esq. of the Grove, Kingsbury, who imported the
plant to Spofforth. |
