| Botanical Name: | Hymenocallis narcissiflora |
| Life Cycle: | perennial bulb |
| Planting Time: | fall |
| Height: | 24" |
| Exposure: | full sun to light shade |
| Soil: | average to rich, well-drained soil |
| Hardiness: | hardy to zones 8-10 unless protected over winter |
| Bloom Time: | spring |
| Flower: | white fragrant flowers with green stripes; flower are very showy with intricate white cups surrounded by 6 elongated spider like leaves. |
| Foliage: | long, green leaves below leafless flower stalks. |
| Propagation: | bulbs |
| Suggested Use: | beds, borders, groundcover plantings, walkways and garden paths |
| Growing Hints: | Plant bulbs outdoors in the spring or fall, 3 to 5 inches deep and spaced 12 to 15 inches apart. Gardeners in northern zones should plant bulbs outdoors in the spring when temperatures stay above 60ºF. Zones with shorter season may want to consider starting plants indoors. When the threat of fall frost is near, dig up bulbs and prepare them for winter storage. Advertisement |
| Interesting Facts: | These plants also grow well in containers outdoors when soil is kept moist and they are fed a slow-release fertilizer from spring until fall. Move plants to a well-lit room for the winter and reduce watering. |
Check out these photos.
This flower is a bulb that I planted this spring. I was very excited to see how beautiful that it was when it bloomed.
Here is another flower worthy of mention on the ThriftyFun web site, because it is in keeping with the ThriftyFun spirit.
I was doing some early morning weeding when this beauty caught my eye. And of course it should be a beauty, it's a member of the Amaryllis family.
Hymenocallis festalis, the Peruvian daffodil, is a tropical, bulb bearing plant. When grown in the temperate regions, the bulbs must be lifted from the soil and stored indoors for the winter.
