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Xerophyta viscosa |
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| Common name |
black-stick lily |
| Family |
velloziaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (hardiness in questi |
| Flowers |
pink (spring-early summer) |
| Light |
sun |
Curious species from South Africa, with black woody bases (from seasonal fire exposure), showing off a profusion of slender-petaled pink flowers when it blooms in spring through early summer. No idea as to hardiness.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Xerophyta viscosa
- Seed from NARGS '11/'12 exchange. Baggy 70F (8d) - 70F with light (40%G, 6-33d)
- Same seed as above, cold-stored through summer. Baggy 70F with light (62%G, 3-30d)
Slow-growing, with low overall survival of sprouted seeds.
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