Appearance
Bulbous perennial with glaucous leaves. It forms quite large bulbs with a short neck. The plant is winter growing and summer dormant. Scape to 80 cm. Flowers in a multiflowered umbel, white with a corona. Very fragrant. Flowers in the fall."Pancratium illyricum" from southern Europe is very similar. It has narrower leaves, shorter flower-stalks and flowers in the spring.
Naming
The name canariense mean "from the Canary Islands".References:
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