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Common Name: St. Bernard's lily
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Agavaceae
Zone: 4 to 9
Native Range: Southern Europe
Height: 1.5 to 2 feet
Spread: 1 to 1.5 feet
Bloom Time: May to June
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Description: White
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Flowers: Showy Flowers
Uses: Cut Flower
Culture
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates light, sun-dappled shade. Prefers rich, constantly moist soils. Plant tuberous roots 2" deep in fall or early spring. May self-seed under optimum growing conditions.
Noteworthy Characteristics
St. Bernard's lily produces white, trumpet-shaped, star-like, 1.5" long flowers with showy yellow anthers which appear in spike-like clusters atop 2' tall stems rising well above a clump of narrow, grass-like, dark green leaves. Flowers resemble lilies and bloom in mid to late spring.
Problems
No serious insect or disease problems.
Garden Uses
Border front or rock garden. Also can be used as an edging plant.