Arthropodium milleflorum – Pale Vanilla Lily
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- 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 |
| Scientific Name: | Arthropodium milleflorum |
| Common Name: | Vanilla Lily |
| Plant Type: | Grass or grass-like, Clumping perennial, Bulb or bulb-like |
| Height: | 0.3 ~ 1 metre |
| Width: | 0.3 ~ 0.4 metres |
| Flower Colour: | White, Blue, Pink |
| Flowering Time: | Spring, Summer |
| Ph Level: | Acid, Neutral |
| Soil Type: | Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam |
| Plant Environment: | Low maintenance garden, Container growing, Cottage garden, Flower garden, Cold climate, Drought resistant, Wildflower meadow |
| Climate Zone: | Cool temperate, Cool, Semi-arid |
| Light: | Sunny, Light shade, Half shade, Heavy shade |
| Lifespan: | Perennial |
| Soil Moisture: | Dry, Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage |
| Propagation Method: | Seed, Bulb |
| Frost Tolerance: | Tolerates heavy frost |
| Plant Usage: | Feature plant, Border plant |
| Special Features: | Edible, Playground friendly |
| Attracts Wildlife: | Bees, Butterflies, Other insects |
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Most nurseries stock a good range of plants, but due to space and supplies, they may not always have the plant that you are searching for in stock. If they don’t, they may be able to order it in for you if you request it.
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The Wildflower Place Erina – NSW
Newcastle Wildflower Nursery – NSW
Harvest Seeds And Native Plant Nursery – Sydney – NSW
Native Grace Nursery – Robertson NSW
Wariapendi Nursery – Colo Vale NSW
Sydney Wildflower Nursery – NSW
Geelong Native Plants – Victoria
Wimmera Native Nursery – Victoria
Forest Heart eco-Nursery – Maleny Queensland
Natives R Us – Traveston – Queensland
Manuka Native Nursery – South Australia
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