Spider Lily

This Florida native has attractive foliage and fragrant white blooms. It works well as a fast-growing groundcover, and is especially suited for coast landscapes and gardens, as it's very salt-tolerant. Although both members of the Amaryllidaceae family, the spider lily, which is always white, shouldn't be confused with Lycoris radiata, commonly known as the red spider lily.

UF/IFAS Sites

Bulbs in the Florida Garden

Lilies for the Landscape

UF/IFAS Publications

• Hymenocallis latifolia Spider Lily
• Native Ground Covers for South Florida
• Topics: Plants in the Amaryllidaceae Family

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Bulbs
• Dividing Bulbs

Other Sites

• Amaryllids in a Southern Garden--Texas Cooperative Extension
• Bold Gardeners Grow Native Spider Lilies--Mississippi State University Office of Agricultural Communications
• Hymenocallis--North Carolina State University
• Hymenocallis--Pacific Bulb Society
• Hymenocallis Species--Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
• Hymenocallis floridana (Raf.) Morton Florida spiderlily--USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Summer-flowing Bulbs Great for Louisiana Gardeners--Louisiana State University AgCenter