Hymenocallis riparia Hesperaloe and so forth and so

and so forth and so on

has been one of our favorites since we first grew it in 2005

and unusual Gulf Coast native is found only in a few swampy areas of Louisiana and east Texas

especially morning sun

and producing lots of offspring

Hymenocallis riparia Hesperaloe and so forth and so(aka: Hymenocallis acutiflora v. riparia) Hymenocallis riparia is an easy to grow spider lily hailing from the southwest Mexican states of Jalisco and Colima, where it grows along streams. While it prefers wet soil, we have grown it with great success in typical garden soils. The 2' wide clumps of narrow, fleshy green leaves are topped in June with 18" spikes of white spider like flowers. Thanks to bulb guru, the late Thad Howard of Texas, for sharing