Hymenocallis palmeri
alligator-lily
Amaryllidaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
1 ft tall by 1 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Blooms spring-fall. Winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Retain it if in its natural setting. Plant in a moist setting.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Stays wet ---- to ---- Usually moist, occasional inundation
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Organic
Suitable to Grow In:
9A,9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Moth-pollinated, especially sphinx moths.
Native Habitats:
Open wet flatwoods, marl prairies and savannas, moist but not flooded roadside swales.
