About
This evergreen perennial forms dense clumps and features lanceolate leaves. In early summer, it produces white flowers with yellow centers, which display purple hues when in bud. It is not consistently hardy in all climates.
About the genus
Arthropodium consists of rhizomatous perennial plants characterized by either evergreen or deciduous linear to lanceolate leaves, which bear clusters of small, star-like flowers arranged in panicles or racemes.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand, Chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained soil in full sun. May survive outside during winter in sheltered gardens in mild areas. If grown in containers use peat-free, loam-based potting compost with added sharp sand or horticultural grit. Water moderately when in growth and sparingly in winter
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring. Side shoots can be removed from the main clump
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free