| Common
Name: |
African Lily |
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| Ornamental
Features: |
The flowers are this plants main feature. Growing to six inches wide with huge heads of deep blue flowers. Flowers sit a foot taller than the evergreen foliage that has tinges of red in the winter months. |
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| Habit
and Growth Rate: |
A clumping perennial. Flowers appear in June, July and August. |
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| Landscape
Value: |
Use in containers, as cut flowers, as a hedge or in a mass bed. |
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| Hardiness: |
Zones 7-10. Easily over-wintered in the cooler climates. |
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| Culture: |
Grow in fertile, well drained to sandy soil. Prefers partial to full sun. |
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| Pot
Size & Finish Time: |
1 gallon (6 to 8 months)
2 gallon (12 months) |
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| Propagation
Methods: |
Tissue culture, division and seed. |
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| Pest/Disease
Problems: |
Slugs and snails appear in damp climates. Root and basal rot occur in environments too wet. Will not bloom or look uniform in shade. |
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