Site Characteristics

Sunlight:

• full sun
• part shade

Soil conditions:

• requires well-drained soil

Hardiness zones:

• 6 to 9

Plant Traits

Lifecycle: perennial

Ease-of-care: easy

Height: 4 to 6 feet

Spread: 3 to 4 feet

Bloom time:

• late summer
• early fall

Flower color: yellow

Lily-like flowers with long, trumpet tubes and narrow, slightly recurving petals.

Foliage color: medium green

Foliage texture: medium

Shape:

• cushion, mound or clump
• grass-like

Shape in flower: flower stalks with upright spikes

Flowers borne on tall, erect, branching scapes that rise above the foliage.

Special Considerations

Special characteristics:

• non-aggressive
• non-invasive
• not native to North America - Native of China, from Purple Mountains in Nanking Province.
• fragrant

Special uses:

• naturalistic garden

Growing Information