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Dianella Ensifolia 'Madagascar'
£3.55per packet
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A small, lily-like plant growing to about 1m tall, it produces clusters of flax-like, green leaves and panicles with bright blue flowers, followed by attractive, dark blue to purplish fruits. Grows well on poor, sandy soils, and is particularly colourful, with golden hues and reddish margins to the leaves. It makes a great, colourful ground cover for tropical and frost free warm temperate climates and is great in containers.
- Common name
- Madagascar Flax Lily
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Packet content
- 10 seeds
- Height
- 80 cm - 100 cm
- Light level
- Partial shade
- Growth habit
- Evergreen
- Hardiness rating
- H2
- Pollinator-friendly
- No
- Moisture
- Free draining
- Region of origin
- Asia
- Colour
- Green
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