About
An upright perennial, Anthericum liliago 'Major' features clusters of slender, grey-green foliage. Its narrow racemes bear white, trumpet-shaped flowers that measure between 2-3 cm across.
About the genus
Anthericum consists of deciduous perennials characterized by fleshy roots and long, narrow leaves that grow from the base. The upright stems produce loose racemes or panicles of star-shaped or trumpet-like blooms in the spring or summer, which are succeeded by brown seed capsules.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Ideally this should be grown in soil that is moist but well-drained in summer and well-drained over winter, this provides the fleshy roots with moisture in summer yet allows it to overwinter. Full sun is essential.
- Pruning
- Seed spikes are attractive and can be left, but cut them back if you want to prevent self-seeding
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in pots in a cold frame in spring or autumn or propagate by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free