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Sunny Yellow Fortnight Lily - beautiful & hardy! (15+)
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The listing, Sunny Yellow Fortnight Lily - beautiful & hardy! (15+) has ended.

Attractive, light yellow iris-like flowers with vivid maroon blotches seem to float on their stiff stalks over neat clumps of grass-like foliage.
At night, the flowers of Fortnight Lily glow in the dark with an exotic in tropical-garden look --despite the plant's tolerance of a hard frost.
It is one of the best all-purpose plants for beds and borders, where it functions a lot like an Iris, but with a much longer bloom period. (It's still blooming here in Northern California).
This plant is equally at home in Asian-garden schemes, where it is grown beside koi ponds or streambeds as a flowering reed. With its drought-resistance, it is commonly used in dryland gardens throughout the Southwest, where it takes inland heat in stride.
Grow as a low hedge, partition, or simply plant in big pots on a balcony or porch.

Blooms Spring through fall [Note: The name refers to its habit of producing a flush of blooms every 2 weeks. Each flower only lasts a day, but they are so lovely while they last -- and new ones will quickly appear.]
Useful in rock gardens, near swimming pools.
Fire resistant.
A reliable evergreen perennial that grows in clumps up to about 3ft tall and wide.
Wants full sun. Once established, needs only occasional watering.
USDA hardiness zones 8B - 11

This auction is for 15+ seeds -- happy bidding!
Questions & Comments
Original
You say they can be grown in pots so when winter hits how do you store inside? live in Illinois
Feb 1st, 2014 at 10:48:02 AM PST by
Original
I guess when they say that about moving them inside, they assume folks have some sort of greenhouse, or room on the kitchen window sill...here's a growing tip i found on the internet:
"Those of us with gardens in less gentle climates have to grow our dietes in containers. They spread quickly, so choose a large pot and fill it with a loam-based compost that has plenty of grit in it. Keep the compost moist from spring onwards but stop watering in autumn. Store the pot in a frost-free place over winter (mine are kept under in an unheated greenhouse) and water only occasionally."
Feb 1st, 2014 at 6:57:23 PM PST by
Original
sounds like I can bring in an store in basement with my trumpet tree thank you
Feb 1st, 2014 at 7:01:28 PM PST by
Original
That would probably work...just give it a bit of water so it doesn't completely dry out...
Feb 1st, 2014 at 8:04:17 PM PST by

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