About
Acis autumnalis is a bulbous perennial that reaches a height of up to 15 cm. It features slender, grass-like leaves and produces 2-4 nodding, white, bell-shaped flowers measuring about 12 mm across. These blooms typically emerge alongside or just before the foliage in late summer.
About the genus
Acis are slender, bulb-forming perennials characterized by their elongated leaves and drooping, bell-like flowers that are typically white, with some varieties exhibiting a rare pink hue.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bulbs
- Habit
- Tufted
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0-0.1 metre
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Rock garden
- Native to
- Europe, N. Africa
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Plant dry bulbs, 8 to 10cm deep, in autumn, in any moist but well-drained soil in full sun
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, sown in autumn, in containers in a cold frame or separate offsets after the leaves have died down
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs and narcissus bulb fly
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free