Swamp Lily (Crinum erubescens)

Swamp Lily: A Fragrant Wetland Native

The Swamp Lily (Crinum erubescens) is a robust, bulbous perennial native to wetlands of the southeastern US, Caribbean, and South America. It produces large, fragrant, trumpet-shaped white flowers with a distinct pink stripe down the center of each petal, borne in umbels on 3-4 foot stems. The long, strap-like leaves are bright green. It blooms in summer, often after rain.

Water Garden and Bog Plant

It thrives in consistently moist to wet soil, full sun to part shade, and can grow in shallow water. Plant the large bulb with the neck at soil level. It is evergreen in frost-free areas. The night-fragrant flowers attract sphinx moths. A magnificent plant for pond margins, bog gardens, and wet meadows.

Taxonomy

• Family: Amaryllidaceae
• Genus: Crinum
• Species: erubescens