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Proiphys amboinensis
In Singapore: Cardwell Lily, Christmas Lily, Brisbane Lily, Seashore Eurycles, Sepulih, Sepuleh, Sepenoti (Grown in Singapore)
Cardwell lily (Proiphys amboinensis) is a bulbous geophyte from tropical Asia, Papuasia and northern Australia, often called northern Christmas lily because it flowers around Christmas. It grows quickly in the wet season, dies back in the dry season, and does well in containers with plenty of water while growing.
Proiphys amboinensis is the type species of the flowering plant genus Proiphys. Its common names include Cardwell lily and northern Christmas lily (as it usually flowers around Christmas). It is considered native to Thailand, Indonesia (Maluku, Sulawesi, Bali, Lombok, Timor), the Philippines, the Bismark Archipelago, Vanuatu, New Guinea and Australia (Queensland and Western Australia). It is also naturalized in Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Solomon Islands, Niue, Society Islands, Caroline Islands and Mariana Islands.
It is a good container plant that needs much water in the growing season. Propagate from seed or lift the bulb.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Proiphys amboinensis 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.
