Shape | Columnar and upright. |
Landscape | Ground cover and border planting. |
Propagation | Seed, sowing in containers in open frame when ripe and separate corms when dormant in summer. |
Cultivation | Full sun and partial-shade. Moist, well-drained and rich soils. Prefers chalk, clay, sand and loam soils with an acidic, alkaline or neutral pH. Intolerant of water-logging. |
Pests | Slugs and snails. Fugal smut may attack leaves. |
Notable Specimens | The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
Habitat | Meadows and woodland beds. |
Leaf Description | 5 - 8 lanceolate leaves that are 10 - 20 cm long. Naked flower stems (1 - 6 stems per sheath) that rise from the ground and are 15 - 25 cm long. |
Flower Description | Coarse, broadly star-shaped, 6-petaled flower on each stem. |
Colour Description | Leaves are a dark green and turns yellow as it matures and dies. The flowers are pinkish-lavendar to a pinkish-lilac colour. |