About
Bessera elegans is a perennial plant that features slender, upright foliage reaching heights of approximately 70 cm. During late summer or autumn, it forms a terminal cluster of small flowers, characterized by their red and white coloration, which are held aloft on delicate, elongated stems.
About the genus
Bessera are perennial plants that grow from corms. They feature slender, linear foliage and produce vibrant, pendant flowers.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
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, Mediterranean climate plants
- Native to
- Mexico
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Under glass, grow in peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light. Water moderately in full growth and keep dry once the leaves die down. Outdoors, plant 6cm deep in well-drained soil in full sun in spring. Keep dormant corms dry in winter
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown under glass, or by division of the rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free