Hesperantha coccinea 'Fenland Daybreak'

Flag Lily

Size

ex 1.5L Pots - Large

Availability: Sold Out

£11.99

Description

Hesperantha coccinea 'Fenland Daybreak' is a stunning pink-flowered cultivar, with flecks and veins of darker pink on the star-shaped blooms. Flowering is from late August through to the first of the frosts in October with a succession of blooms opening up one after another.

Hesperantha appreciates a sunny sheltered location with a well drained gritty but fertile soil and will quickly form a clump, spreading by rhizomatous bulbils.

Still known by it synonym Schizostylis coccinea 'Fenland Daybreak' by many.

Additional Information

Order	Asparagales
Family	Iridaceae
Sub-Family	Crocoideae
Synonyms	Schizostylis coccinea, Schizostylis coccinea 'Fenland Daybreak', Schizostylis ixioides, Schizostylis ixioides 'Fenland Daybreak', Schizostylis pauciflora, Schizostylis pauciflora 'Fenland Daybreak'
Geographical Origin	Horticultural cultivar - type species from South Africa
Cultivation	Warm, sunny, sheltered aspect. A fertile spot to which plenty of grit has been added to ensure adequate winter drainage
Eventual Height	60cm
Eventual Spread	80-90cm
Hardiness	Hardy throughout much of the UK down to at least -10C. Good winter drainage is essential and it benefits from a thick covering of mulch