Spring Spider Lily
Hymenocallis liriosme
Spring spider lily lifts large, fragrant white spider-flowers over wet ditches, marsh edges, and prairies of the Gulf states each spring. A striking, deer-resistant native bulb.
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1.5–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- February, March, April, May, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, container, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, LA, MS, OK, TX
Related native plants
More Hymenocallis species
- Woodland Spider Lily (Hymenocallis occidentalis)
- Alligator Lily (Hymenocallis palmeri)
- Mangrove Spider Lily (Hymenocallis latifolia)