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Chlorophytum saundersiae

 
Chlorophytum saundersiae
shooting star lily

Synonym(s) Anthericum saundersiae
Common name shooting star lily
Family asparagaceae
Life cycle perennial (Z8-10)
Flowers white/yellow (summer)
Size 12-24"
Light sun-part shade

Evergreen grassy-leaved perennial with little yellow-and-white flowers (they look just white from a distance), native to southern Africa. Our specimen has grown steadily more robust in the few years it's spent in our garden, staying in a neat clump. It was not at all bothered by the hard freezes of winter storm Uri in February 2021.

Chlorophytum saundersiae

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: rock garden zone

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