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Hymenocallis eucharidifolia is a rare bulbous geophyte from Mexico, grown for its showy white flowers and once thought extinct in the wild. Its key to success is a bright spot with a dry rest period after flowering.
Hymenocallis eucharidifolia is a rare plant in the plant in the Amaryllidaceae. It is native to rainforests in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero.
Hymenocallis eucharidifolia was thought for over a century to be extinct in the wild until rediscovered a few years ago. The species is prized as an ornamental because of its showy white flowers.
Hymenocallis acutifolia · Hymenocallis baumlii · Caribbean spiderlily · Choctaw spiderlily · Hymenocallis clivorum · Shoals spiderlily · Coastal Carolina Spiderlily · Hymenocallis durangoensis · Dixie spiderlily · Franklin spiderlily · Godfrey's spiderlily · Hymenocallis guerreroensis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hymenocallis eucharidifolia 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.
