Mangrove Spider Lily, Perfumed Spider Lily, Spider Lily

Recently relocated to Piney Woods East Texas area. These plants were at this house - bloomed today - so now I know what they are. They'r...Read Moree in full sun, gorgeous folliage too. Don't know where she got them but I'll be doing more research on them and will post info if I learn (by experience) any more.

We had lots of these growing in our yard in Fort Worth, Tx (zone 7). Brought some with us here to Virginia (6b), and they come back every...Read More year. Very beautiful and unusual flowers. Blooms don't last very long here, but they really add a nice tropical feel.

I have not grown this plant, but it grows along the Savannah river near Augusta, GA and North Augusta, SC. It also grows on the Saluda, ...Read MoreCongaree, and Broad Rivers in Columbia, SC. This plant is an endangered species here. Healthy numbers of this plant in the wild can be seen among the islands in the three rivers previously mention in Columbia. It is obviously against the law to take them from their natural habitat.

This great, hardy native Spider Lily is native to beach dunes and coastal habitats and the coastal hammocks and mangrove swamp edges and ...Read Moreswampy areas of central and southern Florida and the Keys (zones 9a through 11). In Florida, it is found from Brevard County on the east coast and Pinellas and Hillsborough counties on the west coast south through the Keys. The flowers are strongly, sweetly fragrant and are white. This plant is often used in native plant landscaping in central and southern Florida and is sold in many nurseries, especially native plant specialty stores. The leaves are oblong, up to 4 feet long, and thickish and leathery, which helps it survive in salty situations. A superb native plant for central and southern Florida and the Keys, it is a great plant for landscaping along the side or in the back or front yards of a home. It usually needs a lot of sun, though. It can withstand shade down to around medium shade, however, and is adaptable. The flowers often attract some pollinating insects as well. The leaves and flower stalks often can get up to several feet tall, up to around 5 feet high. This plant is also great as a native Florida plant for coastal situations, as it is highly salt-tolerant. Overall, a great alternative to non-natives in the southeast and southwest Florida landscape!

MORE FACTS - Found in/or grows wild in Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota, Manatee, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties (zones: 9a through 11).