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Hymenocallis ornata is a bulb-forming perennial from Guatemala, grown for its showy white, spider-like flowers. It thrives in warm conditions with a moist growing season and a dry rest period.
Hymenocallis ornata is a bulb-forming herb native to Guatemala. It has showy white flowers and is frequently grown as an ornamental in many places.
Hymenocallis ornata is a bulb-forming perennial with flowers in an umbel.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hymenocallis ornata 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.
