Libertia ixioides
Loose spikes are composed of 3-8 white flowers wit 3 oval petales. Meditplant forum (January 2002): "I vividly remember the spectacular sight of Libertia in a long border beside a tennis court in a countryhouse garden in Co. Cork in Southern Ireland which in May and June each year is one continuous dazzling sheet of white."
The genus
A genus of 20 species originally found in the southern hemisphere. The evergeen leaves a rigid and liniar, those situated on the flower spike are smaller and placed apart.
- Family :Iridaceae
- Native to :Nouvelle Zélande
- Native climate :sub tropical (regular rainfall)
- Colour :White
- Hardiness :good
- Exposure :full sun
- Storage organ :rhizome
- Growth :evergreen
- Flowering height :70-100 cm
- Uses :Borders - In the ground - Containers or pot
Growing cycle
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Planting :January (sem. 1-4), February (sem. 1-4), March (sem. 1-4)
Growth :January (sem. 1-4), February (sem. 1-4), March (sem. 1-4), April (sem. 1-4), May (sem. 1-4), June (sem. 1-4), July (sem. 1-4), August (sem. 1-4), September (sem. 1-4), October (sem. 1-4), November (sem. 1-4), December (sem. 1-4)
Flowering :May (sem. 2-4), June (sem. 1-4)