Blackberry Lily
Blackberry Lily
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Zone
5 - 10
Mature Height
36 in
Mature Width
18 in
Light
Full Sun
Water
Moist, well-drained, Dry
Soil
Normal, loamy, Poor, Sandy
Description / Blackberry Lily
Consider the humble Blackberry Lily for your sunny to partly shaded borders. Too seldom seen in American gardens, it features the foliage of an Iris, the blooms of a Lily, and the fruit of a blackberry (sort of!). Long-blooming and very easy to grow, it is a fine addition to any planting, resembling nothing else around it yet very lovely in its own right.
Native to China and Japan, this relative of the Iris found its way to the United States some time ago and quickly made itself at home. It is a welcome surprise when found in the wild, where it has escaped from gardens; and it will be a beautiful addition to your own display. The Foliage is gray-green and matte, held upright like an Iris's, and reaching 2 to 3 feet tall. The blooms are borne at the end of long, wiry stems, and reach about 2 inches wide. The petals are long, slender, and incurved to form a bowl shape, with a rich orange base and liberal scarlet spots. Jazzy and wild, with no two just alike!
The flowers arise in midsummer and continue well into fall in most areas. They are followed by plump seedpods that split open to reveal glossy, round black fruits, the "blackberries" of the common name. (Needless to say, do NOT eat them!) They're interesting and quite ornamental, adding another season to this perennial's beauty.
Belamcanda chinensis spreads slowly by rhizomes, so while it won't take over the garden, it isn't likely to die out, either. New plants replace the old, until one day you realize your original planting was actually a bit to the left or right, but the new one is bigger, more beautiful, and altogether pleasing, too.
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Give Belamcanda full sun to light shade in any well-drained soil, including rocky or clay ones. It will reach 2 to 3 feet high and up to about 18 inches wide. Zones 5-10. Cannot ship to AZ, CA, OR, WA.
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Bloom Color: Orange, Multi-Color, Red
Foliage Color: BlueGray
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Light Requirements: Full Sun
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Uses: Special Features: Hardiness Zones: 5 - 10
State Shipping Restrictions: AZ, CA, GU, HI, OR, PR, VI, WA
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