Renga Renga Lily
Botanical
name: Arthropodium
Family: Liliaceae
Plant type: Evergreen perennial.
Plant size: 60 x 60cm
Depth & spacing: Plant with the crown level with the soil surface & 60cm apart.
Watering: This plant is very drought tolerant once established but, like most plants, performs better if watered well (especially shortly after planting).
Frost tolerance: Frost will burn the foliage but not kill the plant. However, since this plant is mostly grown under some shelter of taller plants, they are usually protected from the frost.
Flowering time: Late Spring to Summer.
Preferred soil: Well drained.
Preferred aspect: Full shade to nearly full shade.
Ideal climates: Cool to temperate.
Pruning: None required.
Fertilising: Feed annually in Spring.
Uses & comments: We think this is one of the most exciting plants to be 'discovered' for a long time because it is so pretty & so very useful. This plant is wonderfully hardy & will grow in dry, shady spots where little else will flourish. It's very much like an attractive alternative to Agapanthus but superior in< that this plant will flower profusely in the shade whereas Agapanthus will flower a lot less when planted in the shade. We also find that these plants are fairly quick growing & non-invasive.