Arthropodium milleflorum – Pale Vanilla Lily

Arthropodium milleflorum - pale vanilla lily

A great low maintenance perennial plant with vanilla perfumed flowers from late spring to summer. The blooms are nodding, and can be white, pale pink to pale blue. It is a grass-like plant, and can be grown and flowered in both sun and shade. It will become dormant in dry times, so should be marked with a label so that it doesn’t become a victim of weeding. Drought and frost tolerant, and can survive in heavy shade.
It grows from tuberous roots, which are edible. Indigenous people ate the tubers raw or after roasting them.
Propagate from seed or by division of the tubers.

Family : Anthericaceae

Cultivar Name:

Plant Type : Grass or grass-like, Clumping perennial, Bulb or bulb-like

Width : 0.4

Flowering Time : Spring, Summer

Soil Type : Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam

Climate Zone : Cool temperate, Cool, Semi-arid

Growth Habit :

Soil Moisture : Dry, Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage

Special Uses : Edible, Pipe and drain friendly, Playground friendly

Scientific Name: Arthropodium milleflorum

Common Name : Vanilla Lily

Height : 1

Flower Color : White, Blue, Pink

pH Level : Acid, Neutral

Plant Environment : Low maintenance garden, Container growing, Cottage garden, Flower garden, Cold climate, Drought resistant, Wildflower meadow

Light : Sunny, Light shade, Half shade, Heavy shade

Lifespan : Perennial

Frost Tolerance : Tolerates heavy frost

Attracts Wildlife : Bees, Butterflies, Other insects