General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 24 to 36 inches (60-90 cm)
Plant Spread: 6 to 8 inches (15-20 cm)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Bulb
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: 8 weeks if you sow indoors
Depth to plant seed: Cover the seeds with thin layer of soil
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Foxtail Lily
  • Desert Candle

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Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2022-08-09
Location: Betty Ford Alpine gardens 
Date: 2019-08-26
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-07-31
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2013-06-13

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