Bulbs, Tropicals > Arthropodium > Arthropodium cirratum > Arthropodium cirratum
Arthropodium cirratum
Renga Lily
| Family |
| Asparagaceae |
| Genus |
| Arthropodium |
| Species |
| cirratum |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| H1c |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 4 - 10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 40 - 50 |
| Height |
| 1 m |
| Spread |
| 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A hardy, evergreen, clumping perennial that bears numerous, thin, wiry much branched panicles of graceful sprays of starry white flowers. |
| Cultivation |
| Arthropodium simply require a fertile, well drained soil in a sunny or lightly shaded position.It will also grow in the open and requires no special attention, resisting dry and hard conditions. |
| Shape |
| Clumping. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| It appears to not have any major pest or disease issues. |
| Habitat |
| Endemic to New Zealand. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves 30 - 60 cm long by 3 - 10 cm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Flower stalks, reaching 1 m, bear many white six-petalled flowers in groups of two or three, each about 2 cm across. The stamens are tricoloured - purple and white, with yellow at the curled end. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by division or by seed. |
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