Hymenocallis latifolia

Mangrove Spiderlily, Perfumed Spiderlily

Amaryllidaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:	Flower
Size:	2-4 ft
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White
Fruit Color:	NA
Phenology:	Evergreen. Blooms in spring.
Noted for:	Showy flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:	Wildflower beds. This can be a large plant and it will multiply, so give it space.
Propagation:	Division
Availability:	Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales
Light:	Full Sun,  Part Shade
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods)
Moisture Tolerance:	Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:	Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:	High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury.
Soil or other substrate:	Loam, Sand
Soil pH:	Calcareous

Ecology

Wildlife:
Insects:	Pollinated by sphynx moth. (Hammer, 2014, Everglades Wildflowers). Attracts insects (fragrant).
Native Habitats:	Shell mound, maritime hammock, coastal strand, beach dune, mangrove swamp (edges), estuarine (brackish) swamp.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Comments

General Comments:

One of the authors has had this plant for years in central Florida, but she and at least some others have not seen it bloom here. Another is in north Florida, and it blooms for her.