Crinum × amabile (Giant Spider Lily)

Native to India, this naturally occurring hybrid comes from Crinum asiaticum and Crinum zeylanicum. This bulbous perennial herb forms a large rosette of leathery, glossy leaves, about two to four feet long, which may be green or tinged reddish. Stout flower stalks carry large clusters of fragrant blooms with long, slender tubes and six narrow, spreading segments. The flowers are pink to red outside and paler within, with long rose-colored stamens. Widely cultivated in tropical gardens, the plant can be propagated by dividing its bulbs. Photographed in Florida.