Ask the Expert: id a mexican flowering plant
If found this flowering plant in Matzaclan, Mexico. It maybe from a buld. There was no one to ask what it was, so I took a picture of it. Maybe you can id it or let me know where I can go to get identified.
thanks,
Dan
Plant Expert Reply:
It looks like a Crinum Lily – maybe a Crinum strictum or Crinum americanum. Crinum strictum are native to Mexico and is sometimes referred to as Texas Swamplily. It is a bulb which reproduces very slowly. If left undisturbed will bloom with out fail for many years.