Lachenalia longituba
Polyxena longituba, Lachenalia longituba
Lachenalia Lachenalia
L. longituba - L. longituba is an tender, erect, bulbous, deciduous perennial with two or three narrowly lance-shaped, channeled, mid-green leaves and, in autumn, low corymbs of fragrant, trumpet-shaped, white, pale lilac, or deep mauve flowers, usually with a purple stripe down the centre of each petal.
Lachenalia longituba is: Deciduous
Flowers are lightly fragrant
Clump-forming, Erect
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Lilac, White, Mauve in Autumn
Spotted, Mid-green in Spring; Spotted, Mid-green in Summer
Generally pest free
Generally disease free
Remove faded flower stems.
Sow seed at 13-18C as soon as ripe.
Offsets, Seed
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Lachenalia longituba (Lachenalia longituba) will reach a height of 0.05m and a spread of 0.15m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Indoor
Plant bulbs 10cm deep in spring. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. Water moderately until in full growth, then water freely. Apply a liquid fertiliser every 2 weeks. Outdoors, grow in light, well-drained soil in sun. In frost-prone areas, lift, dry, and store bulbs once leaves had died down.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
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Lachenalia longituba
Polyxena longituba, Lachenalia longituba
Lachenalia Lachenalia
L. longituba - L. longituba is an tender, erect, bulbous, deciduous perennial with two or three narrowly lance-shaped, channeled, mid-green leaves and, in autumn, low corymbs of fragrant, trumpet-shaped, white, pale lilac, or deep mauve flowers, usually with a purple stripe down the centre of each petal.
South Africa
Deciduous
Flowers are lightly fragrant
Clump-forming, Erect
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Lilac, White, Mauve in Autumn
Spotted, Mid-green in Spring; Spotted, Mid-green in Summer
Generally pest free
Generally disease free
Remove faded flower stems.
Sow seed at 13-18C as soon as ripe.
Offsets, Seed
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Lachenalia longituba (Lachenalia longituba) will reach a height of 0.05m and a spread of 0.15m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Indoor
Plant bulbs 10cm deep in spring. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. Water moderately until in full growth, then water freely. Apply a liquid fertiliser every 2 weeks. Outdoors, grow in light, well-drained soil in sun. In frost-prone areas, lift, dry, and store bulbs once leaves had died down.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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