Amaryllidaceae

George lily, Scarborough lily

Cyrtanthus elatus (Jacq.) Traub

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Cyrtanthus

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George lily, Scarborough lily (Cyrtanthus elatus) — FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Afrikaans: George-lelie, Knysna-lelie
Chinese: 乔治百合, 红色垂筒花
English: George lily, Scarborough lily
Japanese: キルタンサス・エラタス
Russian: Валлота прекрасная

Synonyms

Amaryllis elata Jacq.
Amaryllis mexicana hort. ex Savi
Amaryllis purpurea Aiton
Amaryllis speciosa (L.f.) L'Hér.
Crinum speciosum L.f.
Cyrtanthus purpureus Herb.
Cyrtanthus purpureus (Ait.) Traub
Cyrtanthus purpureus f. albus Baker ex Traub
Cyrtanthus speciosus (L.f.) Traub
Cyrtanthus speciosus f. albus (Baker ex Traub) Traub
Cyrtanthus speciosus f. magnificus (Baker) Traub
Vallota elata (Jacq.) M.Roem.
Vallota grandiflora Carrière
Vallota purpurea Herb.
Vallota purpurea var. magnifica Baker
Vallota speciosa (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz

Flowers

In flower: December to March (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Júlio Reis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ren Hoekstra, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Justin Ponder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.