Botanical Name: Common Names:
Hymenocallis speciosa Spider Lily,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Dense, Upright
Description:
Strappy leaved perennial bulb from the Caribbean with elegant large spider-like white flowers from summer to late autumn. Flowers have a pleasant vanilla fragrance, and up to 20 flowers can bloom on each stalk at a time. Wonderful for borders, in pots, as a cut flower and scattered throughout the garden. Can also be grown indoors. This plant will not survive in frost prone areas. Grows 50cm high.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Snails And Slugs
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Amaryllidaceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Autumn, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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