About
Paradisea liliastrum (L.) Bertol. is a perennial herb that forms dense clumps and can reach heights of up to 60 cm. It features slender, greyish-green leaves that resemble grass, and produces upright stems topped with racemes of pure white flowers measuring 4-6 cm long, which bloom in early summer.
About the genus
Paradisea consists of herbaceous perennials that form clumps and spread via rhizomes. They feature elongated basal leaves and produce loose racemes of trumpet-like white flowers during late spring or summer.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, City and courtyard gardens
- Native to
- Pyrenees, Alps, Appennines
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in humus-rich soil in full sun or partial shade
- Pruning
- Deadhead after flowering to maintain vigour and then cut back to base in winter
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in pots in a cold frame either when ripe or in spring. Propagate by division after flowering or in early spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free