insmene
Botanical name: Hymenocallis
insmene
Botanical name: Hymenocallis
Description
Insmene are flowering perennials native to warmer parts of the Americas. They grow in wet habitats like streambanks and marshes. Some insmene are cultivated in gardens for showy white, yellow, or greenish flowers that somewhat resemble daffodils or lilies with spider-shaped flowers – hence the common name "Spider lily." Because they prefer wet habitats, these plants make an excellent choice for soggy soils or to plant on the edges of ponds.
Species of insmene
Spring spiderlily
Spring spiderlily (Hymenocallis liriosme) is an herbaceous perennial plant that blooms from spring to fall with white flowers that resemble spiders. Lilies produce a showy display and have a pleasant fragrance. Commonly found growing along ditches ponds and wetlands. Attracts hummingbirds bees and butterflies. Thrives in full sun to partial shade.
Caribbean spiderlily 'Variegata'
Caribbean spiderlily 'Variegata' is a striking perennial that is named for its varied, two-colored leaves which have a green center and cream-colored edges. This is an excellent evergreen garden plant that provides year-round interest with its unusual leaves and a standout showy white flower that blooms in summer.
Spider lilies 'Sulphur Queen'
Spider lilies 'Sulphur Queen' are flowering perennials native to warmer parts of the Americas. They grow in wet habitats like streambanks and marshes. Some spider lilies 'Sulphur Queen' are cultivated in gardens for showy white, yellow, or greenish flowers that somewhat resemble daffodils or lilies with spider-shaped flowers – hence the common name "Spider lily." Because they prefer wet habitats, these plants make an excellent choice for soggy soils or to plant on the edges of ponds.
Beach spider lily
Beach spider lily (Hymenocallis littoralis) is a bulbous perennial plant native to the south and eastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Beach spider lily has a distinctive appearance and is often cultivated for ornamental eye-catching displays.
Green-tinge spiderlily
Hymenocallis speciosa, the green-tinge spiderlily, is a species of the genus Hymenocallis that is native to the Windward Islands in the eastern Caribbean. It is cultivated as an ornamental in some areas, and reportedly naturalized in Cuba and the Bahamas. Hymenocallis speciosa is a bulb-forming perennial. Stipe can attain a height of up to 50 cm. Leaves are lanceolate, up to 50 cm long and 10 cm across, narrowing to a petiole below. One umbel can produce as many as 20 flowers. Flowers are white with a slight greenish tinge, the tepals reflexed (curling backwards) at flowering time.
Hymenocallis acutifolia
Hymenocallis acutifolia are flowering perennials native to warmer parts of the Americas. They grow in wet habitats like streambanks and marshes. Some hymenocallis acutifolia are cultivated in gardens for showy white, yellow, or greenish flowers that somewhat resemble daffodils or lilies with spider-shaped flowers – hence the common name "Spider lily." Because they prefer wet habitats, these plants make an excellent choice for soggy soils or to plant on the edges of ponds.
Alligator lily
Alligator lily are flowering perennials native to warmer parts of the Americas. They grow in wet habitats like streambanks and marshes. Some alligator lily are cultivated in gardens for showy white, yellow, or greenish flowers that somewhat resemble daffodils or lilies with spider-shaped flowers – hence the common name "Spider lily." Because they prefer wet habitats, these plants make an excellent choice for soggy soils or to plant on the edges of ponds.
Perfumed spiderlily
Perfumed spiderlily are flowering perennials native to warmer parts of the Americas. They grow in wet habitats like streambanks and marshes. Some perfumed spiderlily are cultivated in gardens for showy white, yellow, or greenish flowers that somewhat resemble daffodils or lilies with spider-shaped flowers – hence the common name "Spider lily." Because they prefer wet habitats, these plants make an excellent choice for soggy soils or to plant on the edges of ponds.
Caribbean spiderlily
Caribbean spiderlily are flowering perennials native to warmer parts of the Americas. They grow in wet habitats like streambanks and marshes. Some caribbean spiderlily are cultivated in gardens for showy white, yellow, or greenish flowers that somewhat resemble daffodils or lilies with spider-shaped flowers – hence the common name "Spider lily." Because they prefer wet habitats, these plants make an excellent choice for soggy soils or to plant on the edges of ponds.
Northern spider-lily
Northern spider-lily is usually found along swamps, moist fields, slopes, and forests near rivers and streams. The beautiful flowers it bears are highly noticeable for their size, spidery appearance, and fragrance.
Shoals spiderlily
It is endemic to the Southeastern United States, being found only in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and parts of North Carolina. Within Alabama, it is known as the Cahaba lily; elsewhere it is known as the Shoal lily or Shoals spider-lily.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Vascular plants Class
Monocotyledons Order
Asparagus and allies Family
Amaryllis Genus
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