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Hymenocallis phalangidis

Hymenocallis phalangidis is a bulbous spider lily from the Mexican state of Nayarit, known only from there. Like other spider lilies it grows from a bulb and needs a warm, seasonally dry growing period with a rest.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water freely during the growing season and let the soil dry out between waterings; keep nearly dry while dormant.
Soil
Well-drained sandy loam or a peat-and-sand mix.
Temperature
18-30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Mexico (Nayarit)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Hymenocallis phalangidis is a species of spider lily known only from the Mexican state of Nayarit.

Other Hymenocallis plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hymenocallis phalangidis 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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