Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

mangrove spiderlily, perfumed spiderlily

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Hymenocallis latifolia

Family:

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.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagation:

Division

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Coming Soon!

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Calcareous

Suitable to Grow In:

10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators



  • 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.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

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.