Crinum latifolium

Flower name
Crinum latifolium
Scientific name
Crinum latifolium
AliasCrinum latifolium, ハマユウ, Crinum
Place of originEast / South Asia
Place of floweringSeashore
Flowering seasonJune, July, August

What is Crinum latifolium

Crinum latifolium (scientific name: Crinum latifolium) is an evergreen perennial of amaryllidaceae (plant bulbs) nd genus Crinum native to India. It produces many lily-like flowers on the tips of flower stalks in the summer evenings. The flowers are aromatic. The plant is 100 to 150 cm tall, the leaves are 70 cm long and 4 to 6 cm wide, the flower stalks are 80 cm long, the flowers are 6 to 10 cm in diameter, and the petioles are very short. The petals are lanceolate with 6 petals, white with a reddish tint on the inside. Flower diameter is 15 cm or more.

■Comparison Illustration of Crinum

From left to right, illustrations of African Crinum (Crinum bulbispermum), Indian Crinum (Crinum latifolium).

■Illustrations of Similar Crinum

From left to right, African Crinum (Crinum bulbispermum), Hama-yuu (Crinum asiaticum), Spider Lily (Hymenocallis caribaea)

■Similar Crinum

1) Flowers that produce white blooms, from the same family but different genera (Amaryllidaceae, Crinum genus)
●Hama-yuu (Crinum asiaticum)
●African Crinum (Crinum bulbispermum)
●Indian Crinum (Crinum latifolium)
●Crinum jagus (Crinum jagus)

2) Flowers that produce white blooms, from the same family but different genera (Amaryllidaceae, Hymenocallis genus)
●Spider Lily (Hymenocallis caribaea)

Common name: Crinum latifolium (scientific name: Crinum latifolium, origin: India, Environment: River bed, Life form: Perennial evergreen (bulbous plant) ,Height: 100 to 150 cm, Leaf length: 70 to cm, Leaf width: 4 to 6 cm, Flower stalk length: 80 cm, Flower diameter: 15 cm, Flowering season: June to August, Flower color: white with red dots, Number of petals: Number of stamens: 6, Number of pistils: 1, Fruit type: capsule.