About
Chasmanthe floribunda 'Saturnus' is a clump-forming perennial characterized by its vibrant green, upright, lanceolate foliage. In summer, it produces dark purple flower spikes that bear tubular flowers in a vivid orangey-red hue, featuring yellow throats.
About the genus
This genus comprises clump-forming perennials belonging to the iris family and is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. The plants develop from corms and feature a cluster of narrow, lanceolate leaves. The erect flowering stems bear tubular blossoms that are organized in two distinct vertical rows.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bulbs, Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants, Gravel garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- In milder parts of the UK grow in a sunny or semi shade spot, in rich moist but well drained soil. They can over winter outside in very sheltered gardens with free draining soil. But are best lifted or grown in pots for frost prone gardens
- Pruning
- Cut back in late winter before the new growth appears
- Propagation
- Propagate from seed in spring or divide established clumps in spring, discarding old or damaged corms
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free