Woodland Spider Lily
Hymenocallis occidentalis
Also known as: Carolina Spiderlily
Fragrant white spider lilies with a delicate central cup webbing the long petals, lighting up wet bottomlands. Pollinated by night-flying sphinx moths.
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX
Related native plants
More Hymenocallis species
- Spring Spider Lily (Hymenocallis liriosme)
- Alligator Lily (Hymenocallis palmeri)
- Mangrove Spider Lily (Hymenocallis latifolia)