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Nomenclature
Common Name:
northern spider-lily
Synonym(s):
Hymenocallis occidentalis var. occidentalis
Genus species:
Hymenocallis occidentalis
Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
1-2 ft tall. 1-1.5 ft wide. Forms clumps.
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
In Florida, winter dormant (has bulbs). However, the new leaves appear in midwinter. Flowering begins in early July in northern Florida and extends through September.
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Houseplant, water garden, bog garden, stream edge
Considerations:
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Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Unknown
Soil or Other Substrate:
Soil pH:
acidic to neutral
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Native Habitats:
Floodplains and nearby forested uplands
Comments:
Ethnobotany:
Hymenocallis occidentalis
has a long history of cultivation in southern gardens and is grown well beyond its native range. The Flora of North America references a plant, harvested from the wild near Evergreen, Alabama and planted at the Henry Foundation’s southern garden in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, which has not only survived but bloomed prolifically for over 40 years.
General Comments:
The natural range of this species includes parts of the eastern panhandle, but overall, it is a southern coastal plain and Mississippi Valley species whose range extends from South Carolina to Texas and up the Mississippi Valley as far north as southern Illinois and Indiana.
