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|genus = Eucharis |species = {{hybrid}} grandiflora
|name = Amazon Lily
|image = Eucharis amazonica1MTFL.jpg
|authority = Planch. & Linden<ref name=WCSP>{{Citation |contribution=''Eucharis'' × ''grandiflora''|title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=[[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=305856 |accessdate=2012-03-14}}</ref>
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''E.'' ×''grandiflora'' is grows from an elongated [[bulb]]. It has deep green leaves. It produces an [[umbel]] (cluster) of sweetly scented white flowers on a stem {{convert|45|-|60|cm|in|abbr=on|0}} tall. In cultivation it requires humidity and temperatures of {{convert|18|-|23|C|F|0}} when in growth.<ref name=Scha65>{{Citation |last=Schauenberg |first=Paul |year=1965 |title=The Bulb Book |publication-place=London |publisher=F. Warne |oclc=745287745 }}</ref>
Originally comes from Ecuador 24&nbsp;inches white.
 
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Amazon Lily
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Eucharis
Species:
E. × grandiflora
Binomial name
Eucharis × grandiflora
Planch. & Linden[1]

Amazon Lily (Eucharis ×grandiflora) is a hybrid between E. moorei and E. sanderi. It is found in western Colombia and western Ecuador.[1] In horticulture it is often confused with E. amazonica.[2]

E. ×grandiflora is grows from an elongated bulb. It has deep green leaves. It produces an umbel (cluster) of sweetly scented white flowers on a stem 45–60 cm (18–24 in) tall. In cultivation it requires humidity and temperatures of 18–23 °C (64–73 °F) when in growth.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Eucharis × grandiflora", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-03-14
  2. ^ a b Schauenberg, Paul (1965), The Bulb Book, London: F. Warne, OCLC 745287745