White Flowers Is Spider Lily (Hymenocallis lirisome)
August 7th, 2009 | By: Jamie Jamison AdamsAsk the Expert: Help identifying flower
Hymenocallis liriosme - Spider Lily
This one popped up in our pasture all by itself at the base of a shady hill. No others like it around. It's about 18 inches high, with no leaves, just the hollow stalk.
Look familiar? David
Plant Expert Reply:
Do you come from a large family? Well this flower does (Amaryllidaceae). As a result many of the members have the same common name or nickname. For this plant the common name is Spider lily and is used in association with other plants in the family. Besides spider lily, the flower goes by spring spider lily.
With plants the advantage is every plant must have a botanical name that is associated with them only. In this case, it is Hymenocallis liriosme. It is a native plant in AR , LA , MS , OK, and TX; growing flood plains, bottomland, ditches, ravines, repressions, marshes, stream banks, prairie, plains, meadows, pastures, and savannahs. They originate from bulbs and are aromatic with a lemony scent.
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August 7th, 2009 at 10:43 am
I just saw this plant in a wooded area near our house. Must have been thrown out as it was in a clump and no others anywhere around. We have the red variety in different flower beds in our yard as I just love the way they pop up in the fall, then stay green all winter.
September 10th, 2009 at 4:33 am
The picture is wonderful, I wish to see this flower in reality, it looks brilliant…
April 3rd, 2011 at 11:51 pm
I am hoping you can help me. One of my spider lillies looks very unhealthy. at this time the color is paler thant the other i have throught my yard. There is a bad odor coming from it.. to me is smells like tabacco. I think it is dying, there are also some brown dean leaves. I do not know if it is root rot or what is wrong, but i would like to salvage this plant.
any suggestions?
April 5th, 2011 at 9:19 am
It sounds like a fungal problem. The best approach is to remove any plants that are soft and mushy and then apply a fungicide.