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Hymenocallis durangoensis

Hymenocallis durangoensis is a bulb-forming herb from Durango, Mexico, grown for its white, spidery flowers. Treat it like other spider lilies: give it a sunny spot and a dry rest period after flowering.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the soil dry out between waterings during winter dormancy.
Soil
Well-draining, sandy or loamy soil; avoid waterlogging the bulbs.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Mexico (Durango)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Hymenocallis durangoensis is a plant species endemic to the Mexican state of Durango. It is a bulb-forming herb with white flowers.

Other Hymenocallis plants

Hymenocallis acutifolia · Hymenocallis baumlii · Caribbean spiderlily · Choctaw spiderlily · Hymenocallis clivorum · Shoals spiderlily · Coastal Carolina Spiderlily · Dixie spiderlily · Hymenocallis eucharidifolia · Franklin spiderlily · Godfrey's spiderlily · Hymenocallis guerreroensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hymenocallis durangoensis 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.

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