Hymenocallis palmeri
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Alligator-lily
Amaryllidaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | 1 ft tall by 1 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Phenology: | Blooms spring-fall. Winter dormant | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Retain it if in its natural setting. Plant in a moist setting. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed and division of clumps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Seed, Specialty providers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Stays Wet ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Organic material (muck), Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Moth-pollinated, especially sphinx moths. | |
| Native Habitats: | Open wet flatwoods, marl prairies and savannas, moist but not flooded roadside swales. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | This is one of Florida's more widespread spiderlilies. It is sometimes seen in roadside ditches. It is feasible to transplant this species if a plant rescue is needed. However note, a permit may be required. |