Spider Lily

Classification:

Crinum L.
Kingdom: Plantae-Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta-Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta-Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta-Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida-Monocotyledons
Subclass: Liliidae
Order: Liliales
Family: Amaryllidaceae - Amaryllis family
Genus: Crinum L.- Swamplily
(National Plant Databse. 2004.)

The leaves are strappy and up to 2 m long by 15 cm wide and thickened, with blunt points. The flowers, occurring throughout the year, are about 10 cm across and borne in clusters of 10-25. The pleasantly perfumed flowers are most commonly white, but a form with reddish-purple flowers also occurs. They are followed by rounded, beaked seed fruits 2 to 5 cm across, each containing one to several seeds.
Two color forms of this species occur in Hawaii: one with green leaves and white flowers, and the other with reddish leaves and pink to purple-red flowers (Staples & Herbst, 2005).

Crinum pedunculatum is sometimes considered as a synonym of Crinum asiaticum (Staples & Herbst 2005: A tropical Garden Flora)..

ord "pedunculatum" comes from the Latin term "pedunculatus", meaning "with a peduncle", referring to the long flower stalks.

especially when large. It can be grown in a wide range of conditions from full sun to half shade or more. It tolerates poor drainage and clay soils. Swamp lily flower well in container and can also be grown as partial aquatic, near the edge of a pond.