norrisii
Planted in 2009.
I got these in rainbow colors, but only the leopard spotted orange survive in a big stand in back of the Birch Garden. I call these blackberry lilies, but they are distinct from Belamcanda. These are a bigeneric genus cross between Belamcanda and Pardanthopsis. So you know.
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| 7/21/13 9/14/13 |
I also planted 'Sangria', which had plum iris-like blooms in 2010, but for several years after that, I lost them -- I did have one survivor in 2011, but none at all until 2014, when they reappeared!
These do not like wet winter soil. Keep them drained and dry. Full sun is good.
They bloom in July and August. Blooms last only one day and they are tiny, but bright, on tall stems that need staking. I really need more of these for a massed effect. Foliage is iris-like.
Leave the attractive glossy black seedpods to self seed. The seedpods are really interesting, very glossy and ornamental.
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| 8/4/10 |
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| 8/26/10 seedpods forming |
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| 'Sangria' did come back after all. 8/4/11 |
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| 8/4/11 they have seeded around and spread |
By 2013 the orange ones had seeded around and formed a big stand at the back of the Birch Garden. The wine colored 'Sangria' did not reappear in 2012 or 2013.
Candy lily gets tall and needs staking. They are pretty, delicate and not showy, despite the hot orange color and glossy black seedpods, but there are enough of them now to be noticed.
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| 7/20/13 |
The orange lilies are making a nice stand next to woodland tobacco. I get more each year.
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| 7/25/14 |
And look who showed up after being absent for several seasons -- pretty purple 'Sangria' appeared in a few places in the Birch Garden in 2014. It's a very delicate flower in a subdued color. Quite nice.
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| 8/3/14 |
In 2015 the orange blackberry lilies bloomed, but were not as prolific as in the prior year, and I didn't see many of the 'Sangria' lilies at all. They are still there, but may have good years and lesser years.
