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Spider lily

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Spider lily
A likeness, affixed

25 May 2025

Hymenocallis littoralis

92% certain

Family
Amaryllidaceae
Origin
The coastal Americas
Bloom season
Summer
Colors
white
Habitat
Beaches, ditches, and tropical gardens
Symbolism
A message across water, and a coastal welcome

White, spider-legged flowers with a central cup, fragrant at night, on a strap-leaved bulb.

Care. Plant the bulb in moist soil and sun or bright shade; it forgives salt better than drought.

A note. The cup in the center is a corona, stitched from the stamens, which is what Hymenocallis records.

Or perhaps

  • Gaura — 5%
  • Coelogyne — 4%

Notes on the photograph

Copied from the marks left by the camera.

Captured
May 25, 2025, 4:02 PM
Camera
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Lens
iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 6.86mm f/1.78
Focal length
6.9mm
Aperture
f/1.8
Shutter
1/351s
ISO
80
Dimensions
4032 × 3024

Where it was found

The place is taken from the photograph's own memory, if any.

18.3470° N, 68.8276° W

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