It occurs in and out of water. W ild taro leaves are medium to large-size. The leaves can grow to two feet long. They are dark, velvety green and water repellant. Leaf stems grow to four feet tall.
Flowers occur in small fingerlike spikes.
43 KB 40 KB 42 KB Crinum americanum Swamp lily S wamp lily is an emersed plant that grows in wetlands and along streams. It is a fragrant native. T he swamp lily is a perennial herb with an onionlike bulb . The leaves are erect to spreading. Leaves are straplike, to three feet long.