About
Anticlea elegans is a bulbous perennial featuring slender, grey-green leaves that can reach up to 30 cm in length. During mid to late summer, it produces erect spikes adorned with numerous small, star-shaped flowers in shades of green and white.
About the genus
This genus comprises flowering plants characterized by slender green leaves and star-shaped blooms in shades of cream, green, and red. These plants are frequently incorporated into alpine or gravel garden designs.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bulbs
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0-0.1 metre
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants
- Native to
- North America, Mexico
- Toxicity
- TOXIC if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling TOXIC to pets (dogs) if eaten. see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants for further information and useful contact numbers
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in deep, fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown when ripe or in spring, or by division in spring or autumn
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free