Our series on Florida-friendly plants continues this week with another drought-tolerant specimen.
Even if you don't live in Florida,
you may be able to grow these beautiful low maintenance plants.
Flax Lily
Flax lily is used along our driveway to hug the curved bed.
It adds a variegated splash to the border
and also treats us to a spray of
delicate white flowers with a hint of golden centers.
Another drought tolerant example,
flax lily requires no supplemental watering
and can withstand our hot, humid summers.
When thinning is required,
just dig 'em up and replant elsewhere in the garden.
They also add height to container plantings.
This is a hearty plant that doesn't need coddling.
We'll be featuring just such a project next week on
The Maple Hill Hop.
You can find it here.
Once every couple of years, they are cut down to the quick.
They regenerate within weeks.
This is one Florida-friendly plant that won't disappoint.
For the gardener who enjoys the beauty without all the work,
this is a superb choice.
Week One-Bulbine
Week Two-Native Milkweed
Week Three-African Iris
Week Four-Society Garlic
You can find more Florida-friendly posts here.
Daisy, I like low maintenance plants. This looks to be one that doesn't require much work to keep it happy. My spring plants are blooming their hearts out right now but soon we will be into the dog days of summer and the spring blossom display with be over. The Iris will be the last to come on the stage before summer heat takes over. Fall will bring the Hostas for the ending of the garden year. All my perennial plants do well.
ReplyDeleteThe summer beauty is the living poor man's patio which gets planted with hanging Impatiens baskets on the overhead trellis. The sides of the trellis get planted with potted Begonias, Dusty Miller, and Coleus. They all give quite a display during the summer months and with a splash of miracle grow a couple times during the year and automatic watering the maintenance is low just the way I like it. May is the month to revive the living poor man's patio.
Have a great Florida plants day.
It sounds like you will soon be enjoying a gorgeous display of blooms.
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