Botanical Name: Common Names:
Ismene festalis Sacred Lily Of The Incas, Peruvian Daffodil,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Upright
Description:
Strappy leaved perennial bulb from Mexico with elegant spider-like white flowers in Summer. Flowers have a pleasant vanilla fragrance, and up to 8 flowers can bloom on each stalk at a time. Wonderful for borders, in pots, as a cut flower and scattered throughout the garden. Can also be grown indoors. This plant will not survive in frost prone areas. Grows approx. 40-80cm tall.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Indoor Plant, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Snails And Slugs
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Amaryllidaceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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