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Hardiness: USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: White/Near White
Bloom Time: Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage: Grown for foliage Good Fall Color
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
On Jul 29, 2009, vossner from Richmond, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
This plant is doing well in my garden despite of the care (or lack thereof) I give it. Mine is planted inground, gets afternoon sun and moderate water. It has bloomed faithfully since the first year I planted and it is expanding slowly but surely. Again, I do not know what I'm doing right. The pink flowering or the one with the purple foliage, which are planted in the same area, do not do half as well as this one.
On Apr 30, 2006, Suze_ from Bastrop County, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
Easy care plant I'd highly recommend, especially to those in warmer climates (but bulbs can be certainly be dug and stored/overwintered in cooler climates). Very decorative, great bloom spikes throughout the season, nice foliage coloration in the autumn.
On Oct 21, 2004, MotherNature4 from Bartow, FL (Zone 9a) wrote:
I was given this blooming plant for Christmas last year, and am looking forward to seeing it bloom again. I was unable to identify it. No one I asked knew what it was. Thanks to Palm Bob's photo, I was able to make the connection.
On Nov 14, 2003, mungoj from Murfreesboro, TN wrote:
This is a fantastic plant for anyone in USDA zones 6 to 9! Extremely easy to grow with little to no effort in my zone 6b garden. The only winter protection I provide is 2-3 inches of hardwood mulch scattered over the top of the plant after the first freeze. This plant rewards me every summer with beautiful and exotic flowers on tall 3 foot stalks.
It needs plenty of sunlight to bloom and show off its other great feature: dark purple foliage in the spring and fall. I have six of these plants in the ground along my driveway, and after five years, they're three feet in diameter and about two feet tall. Everyone needs this plant in their landscaping!
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Calistoga, California Merced, California San Leandro, California Bartow, Florida Brooksville, Florida Ocala, Florida Divernon, Illinois Louisville, Kentucky Easton, Maryland Cleveland, Mississippi Elba, New York Elizabeth City, North Carolina Greenville, North Carolina Conway, South Carolina Murfreesboro, Tennessee Fort Worth, Texas Richmond, Texas Chimacum, Washington Kalama, Washington Seattle, Washington Snohomish, Washington
9 members have or want this plant for trade.
