Crinum × amabile var. augustum (Roxb.) Ker Gawl.
Crinum × augustum Roxb.
Crinum × amabile Donn ex Ker Gawl.
Giant spider lily
Spider lilies are so named for their flowers, whose long narrow-petaled flowers resemble spiders. There are numerous species spanning several genera: Crinum (about 180 species), Hymenocalis (65), and Lycoris (20). That’s before the cultivated varieties are counted. Spider lilies come from South Africa and tropical Asia, and are not native to North America.
Plants: Plants may reach 5′ (1.5 m) in diameter.
Leaves: Giant spider lily leaves form a basal rosette. Leaves are straplike, linear, and parallel-veined, 2–4′ (60–121 cm) in length. The leaves are greenish-red.
Flowers: Flowers appear atop a stalk 1–3′ (30–91 cm) tall. Each flower appears at the end of a reddish-purple tube 6″ (15 cm) long. It consists of six white petals about ½–1″ (1.3–2.5 cm) wide, six reddish-purple sepals ¼″ (6.3 mm) wide. Each sepal is tipped by a stamen.
Fruits: Lobed seed capsules 1½–2″ (3.8–5 cm) thick.
Habitats: Tropical.
Online References:
Crinum × superbum Roxb.
Crinum × amabile var. augustum (Roxb.) Ker Gawl.
Crinum × augustum Roxb.
Crinum × amabile var. augustum (Roxb.) Ker Gawl.
Crinum × augustum Roxb.
Not sure which cultivar. · 6/4/2017 · Waikiki, HI · By Lisa Naumann 
ID is uncertain 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Liliidae | Includes lilies, orchids, and many others |
| Order | Asparagales | A diverse group that includes asparagus |
| Family | Amaryllidaceae | Amaryllis family—plants that grow from bulbs. Includes onions and many others |
| Genus | Crinum | From Greek Krinon, meaning white lily |
| Species | amabile | Borrowed from Latin amābilis, “beautiful” |
Crinum × amabile description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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