Greek chlide – valuable ornament, anthos – flower.

A single-species genus, for description see C. fragrans.

Grown for the highly fragrant and attractive flowers.

Offsets in spring that flower 3 years later or from seed which produces plants flowering 4-5 years later.

Corona present; anthers basifixed.

1 species from the Andes of Peru.

Source: Spencer, R.; Hay, A.; Ashburner, W. (2005). Amaryllidaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.