Landscape Uses:
	Showy addition to the edges of ponds.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Lily with 3-7 shiny green leaves, each 8-20 inches long and one half to one inch wide. Fragrant white flowers usually in pairs up to 20 inches above the ground.
Height:
	Typically 1 foot in height.
Growth Rate:
Range:
	Endemic to central and south Florida from Manatee, Hardee, and Indian River counties scattered south to Dade county.
Habitats:
	Marshes and wet prairies.
Soils:
	Wet to moist, moderately well-drained to periodically inundated sandy, limestone, or organic soils, with or without humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Moderate to light shade.
Flower Color:
	White.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Early to mid spring.
Fruit:
	One-inch obvoid seeds.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Rhizomatous bulb.
Comments:
	We are currently adding data for this species. If you would like to contribute to the development of this species account, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page.