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Asphodeline taurica

King's Spear

Plant Type:

SUN PERENNIALS

Asphodeline taurica – Slightly shorter in stature than “King’s Spear” Asphodeline taurica  blooms long and beautifully in white or white-touched-pink above gray-green tufts of grassy foliage, grayer than A. lutea. This plant is doing well for us in USDA zone 5b in xeric conditions planted in sand, crushed stone and compost in nearly full sun and has begun to do a bit of welcome self-sowing. It’s not commonly encountered and worthy of greater use. Just be certain not to plant asphodelines in a too-rich, moisture retaining mix or it will certainly rot. Add lime to the scrabble. Spring planting in the north advised. Seed grown.


Height:

30-36 in

Colors:

Light Pink, White

Zone:

(5b)6 to 8
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Item Description Price  
ASPHOTAU Asphodeline taurica (3.5 inch Square Press Fit Pot Extra Deep – 1.52 pints / 720 ml.) $12.00 Sold Out


Characteristics and Attributes for Asphodeline taurica

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Summer

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / Autumn

Light

  • Full Sun

Attributes

  • Border
  • Rock Garden
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Natural Garden

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Slow

Soil

  • Sandy
  • Draining
  • Calcareous
  • Impoverished
  • Scrabbled
  • Average

Origins

  • Mediterranean

Propagated By

  • By Seed / Potted