Friend of mine keeps saying it is white amaryllis lily, but I really don't think it is. I find the leaves different and the flowers drooping, which amaryllis lilies don't.
Can anyone confirm its ID?
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Yes, as per my knowledge, your friend is right the flower shown in the image is a White Lily also scientifically known as (Lilium candidum).
UPDATE As per the second image uploaded by you, it is visible that this plant could be Crinum latifolium. Because in the previous image, the leaves are covered under the flower, which is not clearly visible.
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That looks like a "rain lily", Zephyranthes genus, of which there are a ton of cultivars. I based the ID on the manner in which the buds come off the main stem, the shape of the bulbs and early growth in the pots behind the flowers, and the shape and color of the leaves. The linked page doesn't show many great photos, so google the genus and you'll get loads of photos, some of which closely resemble your plant.
Your friend's not completely wrong - zephyranthes are in the Hippeastrae family, along with hippeastrum (the common amaryllis).
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Given the new photo, that may be a crinum, as some species do have multiple buds coming out of the same bulb. See Crinum latifolium for a reference. It shares the same family with zephyranthes (Hippeastrae being subsumed into Amarylidaceae after my original reference was written).
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