General Landscape Uses: Mass plantings, borders or edging, erosion control, coastal gardens, xeriscape designs

Ecological Restoration Notes: Erosion control, pollinator support

Description: A hardy, clumping, rhizomatous perennial

Dimensions: Height 3 – 4 ft.; Spread 3 – 4 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

Native Range: Africa

Native Habitats: Moist grasslands, forest margins, stream banks and riparian zones, rocky hillsides with seasonal rainfall

Soils: Well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral

Nutritional Requirements: Low to moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low to moderate

Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate to high

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full Sun, Partial Shade

Flower Color: White

Flower Characteristics: Iris-like, six-petaled

Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Fruit: Capsule, green

Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts bees and small insects; supports generalist pollinators. Provides low ground cover and shelter for insects and small fauna.

Horticultural Notes: Grown from rhizome division, seed

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