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Hymenocallis maximilianii (Spider Lily) is a cool member of the Amaryllis family, native to Mexico. The buds are formed in midsummer and by the end of July into August, the flowers open like evening fireworks. It is amazing to watch them open, but patience is needed. The whole process takes at least 30 minutes in the evening. First the elongated flower bud starts to swell like a balloon, then little spaces between the petals start showing with only the tips of the petals still sticking together. The spaces continue to enlarge and you can see the stamens pushing outward against the petals. But the tips of the petals are stuck together until….POP!💥 Finally the tips release and the stamens burst outward! Video description: waiting for a closed white flower to pop open. 🎥: Janet Draper, Horticulturist #SmithsonianGardens #SpiderLily #SummerGardens #SummerBulb #GardenDC #MaryLivingstonRipleyGarden
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