Pasithea caerulea

Common Name:

Plant Type:
Tuberous perennial
Family:
Liliaceae (The Lily Family)
Geographic Origin:
South America
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
18-24 inches high
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Mixed plantings
Flowering Season:
Spring and summer

Flower Color:
Bright blue
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate to little watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 15 degrees F. or less

This showy perennial of the lily family makes compact, many-stemmed clumps. Each shoot consists of a spray of folded grassy leaves, up to 12 inches long, and one or more taller, well branched flower stems, appearing in early summer. For several weeks these carry a succession of starry one inch flowers, bright true-blue in color. Then the plants disappear until fall rains begin. Sun, well drained soil, little or no summer irrigation (making it an ideal subject for naturalistic meadows and banks). Hardy to 15 degrees F. or less.