Crinum Lily

As Danette suggested, this is a Crinum lily, in the Amaryllidaceae family. Thanks, Danette!

Meanwhile, Clare has been packing.
I’m the procrastinator.
Next week we’ll be in Vancouver and Victoria, BC!
Does it count as a trip abroad?
“Not really, because it’s — like — attached.”

Genus page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Crinum&rank=genus

Photo taken outside the SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

1 year ago (“I swear I am not making up this name!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-07-09
2 years ago (“Painted Lady”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-07-09
3 years ago (“Mystery shot?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-07-09

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