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Asphodeline lutea offers the garden herbaceous, blue-tinted, grass-like foliage that forms superb groundcover from April to November. In late spring, fragrant, star-shaped flowers are borne on strong stems which sway like golden wands. Ideal for a magical impact in borders, gravel gardens or containers, offering almost luminous yellow colour until July.This striking perennial is a native of southeast Europe and northern African and will form clumps up to 60cm wide with spires of blooms reaching up to 1.5m. Each bloom on Asphodeline lutea is edible and makes an unusual addition to summer salads with its mild, slightly sweet flavour. Looks fabulous planted with cool blues and purples for contrasting impact or with hotter coloured blooms such as later flowering crocosmia for an interplay of form and colour.A drought tolerant hardy perennial which prefers well-drained soil in full sun. Seed pods form bright green cherry like pods for later interest and eventually dry to a crinkled brown, still adding form and texture to your garden.
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Key Information
| Latin Name | Asphodeline lutea 9cm pot |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Asphodel, King’s Spear |
| Hardiness | H4 (-5 to -10°C) |
| Colour | Yellow |
| Type | Perennial |
| Format | 9cm Pots |
| Position | Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Height in Maturity (m) | 1.50 m |
| Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.60 |
| Soil Conditions | Chalk Clay Loam, Chalk Clay Sand, Clay Loam Sand |
| Soil Acidity | Acid Alkaline Neutral |
| Aspect | East-facing, South-facing, West-facing |
| Scented | Yes |
| Drought Tolerant | Yes |
| Good for pots | Yes |
| Good for wildlife | Yes |
| Good for pollinators | Yes |
| Good for cutting | Yes |
| Good for groundcover | Yes |
