Sisyrinchium 'Quaint And Queer'
Family - Iridaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 40cm
Width - 20cm
Location - The Terrace
Description: A low-growing, airy Perennial with a clump-forming habit. Linear leaves are mid-green. Small, star-shaped flowers are a pale shade of creamy yellow with deep purple shading and veining on each of the petals. The flowers are loosely held in panicles well above the foliage and are produced throughout the summer.
Flower:
Small, star-shaped flowers are pale, creamy yellow with deep purple shading and veining on each of the petals. Each bloom has a bright yellow eye. The flowers are loosely held in panicles on upright stems and are produced from June through August.
Flower colour: Yellow, purple
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers held in panicles
Flowering time: June, July, August
Foliage:
Mid-green leaves are linear in shape. The leaves are held at the base of the plant.
Foliage Senescence: Semi-evergreen
Foliage Shape: Linear
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil. This plant will not cope well with winter waterlogging.