About
Asphodeline liburnica is a perennial that grows in an upright clump, featuring narrow leaves in a bluish-green hue. It produces spikes adorned with pale yellow flowers, each star-shaped bloom reaching up to 5 cm in diameter, displaying green stripes on the reverse side of the petals.
About the genus
Asphodeline encompasses herbaceous perennials and biennials that develop clumps of slender, grass-like foliage. The plants produce racemes of star-shaped yellow or white blooms atop upright stems.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming, Tufted
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Gravel garden, Mediterranean climate plants
- Native to
- SE Eur. to Aegean Is.
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun
- Pruning
- Flower stems can be cut back after flowering or leave seedheads over winter
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or by division
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free