species
Hesperantha coccinea
Kaffir lily · River lily
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Hesperantha coccinea is a perennial in the family Iridaceae, also known as Kaffir lily or River lily, introduced to the UK. It reaches 60 cm tall and 30 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from September to November. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 60 cm tall × 30 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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