$3.00 – $7.00
Latin name: Asphodeline lutea
Common name: King’s spear; Jacob’s rod; yellow asphodel
Zone: 6 – 9
Height: 3 – 4 ft (90 – 120 cm)
Spread: 1 – 2 ft (30 – 60 cm)
Aspect: full sun; partial shade
Soil: fertile; well-draining
Water: moderate
Note: We do not ship our plants. Local pick-up only.
Description
An herbaceous perennial with a clump-forming, slightly spreading habit. Narrow, grass-like, blue-grey-green leaves. Dense racemes of dark yellow, fragrant, star-shaped flowers with large bracts appear in late spring through summer. Attractive seedheads. Once used long ago as a medicinal plant.
Drought tolerant. Slugs and snails may be a problem for newly emerging shoots in early spring. Attracts bees and other pollinating insects.
Additional information
Pot size | 4 in, 5 in, 1/2 gal, 1 gal |
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