Polyxena longituba (Lachenalia longituba) AGM
£5.00
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Description
Pink striped flowers on mass in Autumn.
This is a surprisingly hardy variety that if kept in a free draining soil away from excess water will flower in October. Foliage will then take you through winter with seed heads ripening in early spring produces pearlescent black seeds. Perfect for the alpine rock garden, scree or container.
This late autumn flowering bulb flowers most years in the middle of October.
Hardy if kept in alpine gritty soil.
Flowering: Autumn
Hardiness: Hardy – if grown as above.
Height: 5cm
Spread: 15cm
Common Name:
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Asparagaceae
Foliage: linear
Basic Colour: ( white )
Flower Colour: white / lilac / pink
Natural Flowering: October
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 5cm
Soil Requirements: well-drained / average / moist
Soil ph: acid / alkaline / neutral
Location: container / rock garden
Usage: ornamental
Pruning: leave to self seed
Tolerates: drought tolerant
Origin: South Africa
Additional information
| Weight | 100 g |
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| Planting area | Alpine House, Drought / Sandy, Pots & Troughs, Rock & Scree Garden |
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Judy (verified owner) –
D’Arcy & Everest plants are all excellent
Carol Mountjoy (verified owner) –
Geoffrey (verified owner) –
Mark (verified owner) –
When it arrived, it looked like tufts of grass, the tufts have wilted a bit with the high winds and cold temperatures, but it’s still alive, so I’m hopeful it will make a full recovery, just so long as I can remind myself not to accidentally pull it out thinking it’s a weed or grass shoot
John (verified owner) –
Jackson B. (verified owner) –
Scott Maloney (verified owner) –
Philip Bradley (verified owner) –
Plant is dormant therefore can not comment at the moment.