Belamcanda chinensisBlackberry lily
科:鸢尾科
Family:Iridaceae
属:射干属
common name:Blackberry lily
introduce:Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Iridaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: Central Asia, India, China and Japan
Height: 2 to 3 feet
Spread: 0.75 to 2 feet
Bloom Time: July - August
Bloom Color: Orange dotted with red
Sun: Full sun (only)
Water: Medium moisture
Maintenance: Low
General Culture:
Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soils in full sun. Likes moist soils, but poorly-drained ones, particularly in winter, can be fatal. Clumps slowly expand by creeping rhizomes. May self-seed in optimum growing conditions which helps keep these somewhat short-lived perennials in the garden.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
Blackberry lily (also commonly called leopard lily) is an erect, rhizomatous perennial which typically grows 2-3 tall. Lily-like, deep orange flowers (to 2" across), heavily spotted with red dots, have 6 petal-like perianth segments. Flowers appear in early to-mid summer in sprays above the foliage on wiry, naked stems typically rising to 3 (less frequently to 4) tall. Sword-shaped, iris-like, medium green leaves (to 10" long) are in flattened fans. Flowers give way to pear-shaped seed pods which split open when ripe (late summer), with each pod revealing a blackberry-like seed cluster, hence the common name of blackberry lily. Spotting on the flowers gives rise to the additional common name of leopard lily.
No serious insect or disease problems. Iris borers may attack plant rhizomes.
Uses:
Borders.
