Arthropodium
Rock lily
- Height × spread
- 0.3m – 0.3m × 0.25m – 0.25m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
There are around 12 species, both evergreen and deciduous in character. Although they are actually members of the Lily family their foliage is grassy and their flowers, though often charming, are small. They can be dainty in effect and deserve careful placing. The majority of them come from Australia as well as New Guinea and Madagascar among other places. These plants are not hardy throughout the UK.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Brown
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 0.3m – 0.3m
- Spread
- 0.25m – 0.25m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Indoors, Gravel garden, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.
Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.
Planting & general
Outdoors
Water some varieties differently
Some plants within this genus have additional requirements for water. It is best to look up your specific plant, or the species it belongs to for watering guidance.
Planting
Deadhead blooms during flowering season
Remove flowers as they turn brown and fade. Snip the stem just below the bloom. This will keep the plant tidy and encourage more flowers.
The removal of spent flowers encourages the plant to produce fresh ones, rather than spend its energy on the development of seeds.