Libertia peregrinans
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"L. peregrina is a creeping plant found in damp hollows among sand dunes. Needs a warm sunny position to flower well. Well-established clumps often show 2 -3 spikes with creamy white flowers. The decorative orangy/yellow seedcapsules are born on leafless stems. The same orange colour is found on the midrib and the tip of the leaves which gives the plant a very decorative aspect, which shows off particularly well in dry sunny conditions
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
- Exposure :full sun
- Storage organ :rhizome
- Growth :evergreen
- Flowering height :40-70 cm
- Uses :Humides places - Borders - In the ground
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 :April (sem. 3-4), May (sem. 1-4), November (sem. 4-4), December (sem. 1-4)