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Genus: Crinum Species: americanum Common Name: Swamp Lily Family: Amaryllidaceae Order: Asparagales Native: Florida Habit: Herbaceous Perennial-Bulbous Height: 2 to 3 feet Width: 1 to 1.5 feet Flowering Season: Summer Flower Color: White to pale pink Propagation: Seed, Division Zone: 7-11 Note: This emersed plant is suitable for bogs and water gardens. Swap Lily will bloom all Summer as long as the soil is kept moist. Flowers are fragrant, and its bulbs can weigh over 40 lbs! Leaves are strap-like and up to 2 inches wide and 3 feet long. Prefers sunny to partly shady, wet, ordinary garden soil.