Mangrove Spider Lily
Hymenocallis latifolia
Mangrove spider lily is a robust coastal Florida bulb with extravagant, fragrant white spider-flowers and strappy leaves, thriving in wet, sandy, salt-touched ground.
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- FL, TX
Related native plants
More Hymenocallis species
- Spring Spider Lily (Hymenocallis liriosme)
- Woodland Spider Lily (Hymenocallis occidentalis)
- Alligator Lily (Hymenocallis palmeri)