Southern Swamp Lily
Crinum americanum
Southern Swamp Lily is a bulb for bulb layer, mid-border, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay, loam or moist ground, flowering May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
| Type | Bulb |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 90 cm |
| Spread | 60 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Hardiness | USDA 7a-11b |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | No |
Where to use it in a border
At around 90 cm, it sits best through the middle of a border, between taller structure behind and edging in front. Give it about 60 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 7a to 11b, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, wet soil, evergreen plants, pollinator-friendly plants.
Border Builder uses Southern Swamp Lily's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Evergreen, so it keeps the border furnished through winter.
- It copes with ground that stays wet, which most border plants will not.
- Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Atamasco Rain Lilyto edge in front
- Creeping Phlox 'Sherwood Purple'to edge in front
- Devilwoodfor height behind it
- Florida Leucothoefor height behind it
- Flowering Dogwoodfor height behind it
- Mexican Bush Sageto flower when it does not