Sequim Rare Plants, Sequim, WA 98382

Paradisea lusitanica
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white spires of Paradisea lusitanicaParadisea lusitanica
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  • common names: paradise lily
  • flowering season: late spring
  • height: 2½ - 3 feet
  • Light requirements: sun to partial shade
  • Soil requirements: average to rich
  • Water requirments: average to moist
  • Growth habit: a slowly widening clump of narrow, grassy leaves
  • How to propagate: divide in spring or early summer
  • Leaf type: clumps of narrow grass-like leaves
  • Ways to use it: grows well with other flowering perennials in a sunny garden
  • Special characteristics: a nice addition to a bouquet; will naturalize in the setting of a meadow garden
  • Other points of interests: named for Count Giovanni Paradisi (1760 - 1826) of Modena in northern Italy; another species of Paradisea (liliastrum) is native closer to Italy
Spires of pure white 1½-inch wide flowers show in late spring on this unusual perennial. It is undemanding and easy to grow in a garden. In its native home of northern Portugal and nearby Spain, it grows in damp meadows, marshes and open woodlands. Flower stems reach 2½ to 3 feet. USDA Zones 7 - 9.		  
 
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