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    • Photo of Asphodeline lutea flower, form by Panayoti Kelaidis

    Photo by Panayoti Kelaidis

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    Also Known As

    • Asphodelus lutea
    • Asphodel
    • Jacob's Rod
    • King's Spear

    Plant type

    perennial

    size

    • H: 30"-36"
    • W: 12"-24"

    planting zones

    • 6a-11

    3.5" | $12

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    Asphodeline lutea plant details

    Asphodeline lutea is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous perennial with blue and green foliage. In spring yellow flowers emerge. Features grassy texture. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - bright shade and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in alkaline, average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant, humidity tolerant, seaside / salt tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Asphodeline lutea

    Plant type: perennial
    Plant family: asphodelaceae, xanthorrhoeaceae
    Foliage: deciduous blue and green
    Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 30 IN - 36 IN - tall
    Flowers: yellow blooms in spring
    Uses: border plant, clumping, fragrant, long-blooming, rock garden, unique

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Asphodeline lutea

    USDA Zones: 6a - 11
    Sun exposure: sun - bright shade
    Watering frequency: regular - low
    Resistant to: deer, heat, humidity, seaside / salt and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: alkaline, average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

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    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    A soft blue mop of grassy leaves (very attractive!) which surprises its owners with a rapid growing 'rocket' reaching 3-5' tall in late spring; this spike expands into dense, lemon yellow, star shaped flowers with a pleasant fragrance, April > June. Sun to light shade, a classic Mediterannean – cool with lavenders, grasses, roses! Needs well drained soil. The buds of the flowers are deliciously edible, steamed with a bit of butter.

    By: Secret Garden Growers

    One of the best of the old fashioned garden standards for the modern landscape. Herbaceous perennial native to the eastern Mediterranean. Narrow gray-green leaves form clumps to 12" tall and long-lasting, highly scented yellow flowers rise above on leafy stalks in early summer. Full sun in rich, well-drained soil with some summer moisture especially in the hottest climates. Frost hardy to -20F, USDA zone 6, and even upper zone 5 in protected locations with winter mulch.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    From the Mediterranean to the Caucasus come these brilliant yellow, starry, fragrant, floral spears shooting up from basal clumps of narrow gray-green leaves in late spring.

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Native to the eastern Mediterranean, this clumping member of the Lily family greets spring with intriguing spirals of tightly wrapped bladelike foliage, patterned like green candy canes. Emerging from blue-hued grassy tufts, these leafy flowering spikes soon become dense with fragrant citron-yellow, star-shaped blooms, which look striking in drifts beside Omphalodes 'Cherry Ingram' and Euphorbia 'Jade Dragon'. Zo

    By: Digging Dog Nursery

    Kings Spear, lily family; dense 3' racemes of fragrant yellow flowers in May.

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    King's Spear. Pretty cool evergreen perennial from Turkey, Crete, Sicily and environs. This has blue green grassy leaves and intriguing flower spikes 3' - 5' tall. Intricate wrapping on the emerging flower buds give rise to fragrant yellow evoking Camas flowers.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    Grassy, blue grey leaves give way in late spring to 4’ spikes of specious golden flowers on this Mediterranean lily-relative. Asphodeline lutea is a tough, long lived plant, & the longer they stay in the ground, the bigger & better the show they put out. Their 2” flowers don’t stay long, but they bloom in profusion, are very fragrant, & are soon followed by peculiar round seed pods that lend lasting interest. This species was said to grow in the Elysian Fields of the Grecian underworld, which was the final resting place for people of a virtuous or heroic nature.

    By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

    Clump forming lilly family with spires of yellow flowers.

    By: Thompson's Nursery

    Gardening facts about Asphodeline lutea plant

    How to Grow Asphodeline lutea

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - bright shade

    • Water Needs

      • regular - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • alkaline
      • average
      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant
      • seaside / salt tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • yellow

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • deer resistant

    • Flower Season

      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

    • Texture

      • grassy

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