Landscape | Moist to wet areas of the landscape including water gardens, pond peripheries, borders and foundation areas. |
Propagation | Division of bulb clumps and seed. |
Cultivation | Best grown in full sun to part shade with wet, organically rich soils. Will also grow in standing water up to 2 m. Will also perform well in moderately moist soils in gardens. |
Pests | Grasshoppers, mealybugs, nematodes, slugs, snails and leaf scorch. |
Notable Specimens | Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
Habitat | Wetlands, swamps, marshes, wet hammocks and stream banks. |
Flower Description | Showy, fragrant and similar to lilies in appearance, 10 cm wide and 10 cm long. Scapes are leafless, 60 - 90 cm long and have umbels with 2 - 6 flowers each. |
Colour Description | Flower petals are white or blushed pink, with stamps that are pink to red. |