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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 2 feet 6 feet
Plant Spread: 1 to 2 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Foxtail Lily
  • Desert Candle

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Location: central Illinois
Location: central Illinois
Date: 5-9-07
Location: Vaughan, ON, Canada (Zone 5b)
Date: 2012-11-03
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-05-29
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-06-29

Date: 2010-05-01
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-05-29
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-12-24
Many years old, kept in garage...
Location: central Illinois
Date: May, 2007
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Oct 29, 2011 6:53 PM concerning plant:
    Possibly the most impressive plant I've ever grown.

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