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Hymenocallis acutifolia is a Mexican bulbous plant in the Amaryllidaceae, closely related to spider lilies. It is grown from a bulb in warm, bright conditions with a dry rest period.
Hymenocallis acutifolia is a plant species first described in 1826 with the name Hymenocallis littoralis var. acutifolia. It is endemic to Mexico, known from the States of Oaxaca, Michoacán, Jalisco, Veracruz, Puebla, and Nayarit.
Hymenocallis baumlii · Caribbean spiderlily · Choctaw spiderlily · Hymenocallis clivorum · Shoals spiderlily · Coastal Carolina Spiderlily · Hymenocallis durangoensis · Dixie spiderlily · Hymenocallis eucharidifolia · Franklin spiderlily · Godfrey's spiderlily · Hymenocallis guerreroensis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hymenocallis acutifolia 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.
