Swamp
lily
Crinum
americanum
Hardy
from USDA Zone: 7-10.
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Crinum
americanum, commonly called swamp or bog lily, string
lily or seven sisters is an emersed plant that grows
in wetlands and along streams. It is a fragrant
native of the southern Atlantic seaboard and Gulf
coastal states from North Carolina south and west
to Texas. It also ranges north into Arkansas. The
swamp lily is a fragrant native perennial herb with
an onion like bulb, and is an emersed plant that
grows in wetlands and along streams. The leaves
are erect to spreading. Leaves are to three inches
wide, strap like, and up to three feet long. The
fragrant white or white and pink radial symmetrical
flowers arise from the bulb on a long flower stalk
that is separate from the leaves. The flowers have
six petals and form on umbels with five or more
flowers. Bog lilies bloom in late summer to fall,
and usually only bloom after the second year.
Height:
To 2 feet.
Width:
2 feet.
Blooms:
Late Summer
Light:
Grow in direct sun to medium shade.
How
to Grow: Plant in one gallon or larger
container. Submerge the pot up to 2" below the water's
surface.
Propagation:
By seeds and offshoot.
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