About
This perennial develops a compact cluster of narrow leaves and produces white flowers, marked with pink veins, measuring up to 4 cm in diameter. The blooms appear in simple or branched racemes during late spring.
About the genus
Asphodelus consists of both perennial and annual species characterized by rhizomatous growth. These plants feature clusters of narrow, linear leaves at their base, while their leafless stems produce racemes or panicles adorned with star-shaped flowers. The blooms can be white or pink, with each tepal displaying a green or brown central vein.
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
- Tufted
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Mediterranean climate plants, Gravel garden
- Native to
- Europe
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Can die back in heavy, poorly-drained soil
- Pruning
- Although you can cut back flower stems after flowering the seedheads are attractive so can be left
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, sown in pots in a cold frame in spring or propagate by division after flowering
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free