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Chocolate Lily

Delicate, purple flowers with a rich scent of chocolate and fine, strap-like leaves. This seasonal beauty signals the height of Spring when in full flower from October to December. Leaves die back in late-Summer and the plant survives as underground tubers to resprout in early winter.

 

Chocolate Lilies are gorgeous when planted in masses among native grasses. Native bees love them too.

 

Scientific name
Arthropodium strictum
Family
Asparagacaeae

Characteristics


Lifeform
Lily
Height
1.0
Width
0.3
Growth rate
Medium-Slow
Evergreen
Perennial
Yes

Growing Conditions


Full Sun
Yes
Semishade
Yes
Shade
Cold
-10
Drought tolerance
Waterlogging tolerance
Compaction
Average
Wind
Average
pH
acid

Uses


Ground cover
Screen
Shade
Container
Yes
Hedge
Windbreak
Grassy Woodland
Yes
Perennial border
Yes
Climber
Native lawn
Shrub Mass
Wetland

Biodiversity


Insect pollinator feeding
Yes
Caterpillar feeding
Bird feeding
Bird refuge
Lizard feeding
Lizard refuge
Frog refuge
Mammal feeding
Pollinators
Native Bee
Larvae
Birds
Mammals

Flowering


Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Yes
Oct
Yes
Nov
Yes
Dec
Yes