Libertia
Chilean iris
- Height × spread
- 0.4m – 0.9m × 0.3m – 0.6m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
These are interesting plants with foliage that could be mistaken for that of an Iris. They make fan shaped clumps. In winter Libertia peregrinans turns a rich orange shade, highly desirable! Their flowers are in shades of blue, white and yellow and are small, somewhat starry, and clustered onto upright stems. They flower from late spring to early summer. These stand between half and around a metre in height and make fairly regular somewhat fan-shaped clumps of fairly rigid leaves. These desirable plants are not hardy in all parts of the country.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Green, Orange, Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Orange, Yellow
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 0.4m – 0.9m
- Spread
- 0.3m – 0.6m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Seaside garden, Mediterranean garden, Gravel garden, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal), Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- 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.
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.
Winter
Winter · Planting
Apply a protective mulch
Protect with a mulch so that the plant does not become too wet in winter.
A mulch is a covering that can: protect the soil surface from rain, heat and cold; deter weeds; provide nutrients. Organic indicates that material has vegetative origin e.g. manure, compost. Synthetics i.e. plastics, or stones are often called mulches.
Planting & general
Outdoors
Feed & mulch some rose varieties differently
To keep roses healthy and produce more flowers, feed during the growing season before and after flowering. Roses in containers should be fed more often than those planted in the ground, every two weeks from mid spring to late summer. Adding a mulch around the base of a rose will trap moisture and enrich the soil as it biodegrades.
Planting
Support some varieties
Some plants within this genus may require support for young plants and/or long stems. It is best to look up your specific plant for guidance, and/or check the label.
Planting
Winter protection required by some varieties
Some plants within this genus require protection from winter cold. It is best to look up your specific plant for guidance, and/or check the label.
Found in
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Libertia ixioides 'Taupo Blaze'
Ixia-like satin flower
Libertia chilensis
Snowy mermaid
Libertia peregrinans
Exotic iris