General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Plant Height: 8-12 inches
Plant Spread: 12-15 inches
Fruit: Dehiscent
Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: The seeds (both species and hybrids) should be sown in the fall where night time temperature is around 40-50F and day time temperature is lower than (68F.
Sow in situ
Other info: Soak seeds for 24 hrs.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Trade name information:
Series: Inticancha®
Trade Name: Dark Purple
Cultivar name: 'Tesdarklin'
Common names
  • Peruvian Lily

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