Product Description
Belamcanda chinensis
Common Name: Blackberry Lily, Leopard Flower
Zones 5 to 10.
Full sun.
Plants reach 24 to 36 inches tall and 8 to 12 inches wide;
Clumping habit.
Growth rate: Moderate, slowly spreads by creeping rhizomes.
A plethora of 2 inch, lily-like, flowers are produced on compact, erect, rhizomatous perennial plants. Six-petal flower shades vary from bright yellow-orange to near red, and are heavily spotted with red dots. Flowers appear in mid to late summer in sprays above the sword-shaped like foliage on wiry, 3+ foot stems. Attention-grabbing seed pods extends Belamcanda season of interest into fall as tan, pear-shaped pods open to expose clusters of black seeds. The seeds, which resemble blackberries, last through the winter or may be used in fresh or dried flower arrangements.