Description
Homegrown and cared for by our TCMGA Demonstration Garden Greenhouse Master Gardener volunteers.
Picture and description may vary from plants purchased. Some plants donated from Master Gardeners may have unknown variety and/or color of plant
Common Name: Blackberry Lily, Leopard Lily
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Iridaceae
Zone: 5 to 10
Height: 2.00 to 3.00 feet
Spread: 0.75 to 2.00 feet
Bloom Time: July to August
Bloom Description: Showy sprays of bright orange, red-spotted flowers with 6 petals, on wiry stems
Sun: Full sun to Part shade
Water: Medium to Moist, well-drained soil
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Showy, blooms last for for a day but produces blooms over several weeks
Fruit: Pear-shaped seed pods which split to reveal shiny black seeds arranged in clusters, resembling large blackberries in late Summer
Leaf: Fan of flat, sword-shaped, medium green leaves, 10″ long
Tolerate: Drought
