Description
Hesperantha coccinea ‘Ice Maiden’
A beautifully shaped and clean white form of the species with great grace and charm. The flowers open wide with well spaced large flowers with a bridal purity. In certain weather conditions against a white sheet of paper the slightest hint of pink can occasionally show, but nothing other than a pedant would notice.
Hesperantha / Schizostylis
Clump forming perennials with iris-like leaves. Each year they throw up numerous spikes of showy flowers akin to a delicate gladiolus. They continue from late Summer up until the frosts check them. They thrive in well drained but moisture retentive soil in a sunny spot where they will quickly spread to a large evergreen clump, spreading by means of rhizomatous bulbils. I liked the former name of Schizostylis which referred to the split style, but many might find the new name of Hesperantha easier to get their tongue around. The new name means ‘Evening Flower’ coming from the Greek words ‘hesperos’ and ‘anthos’
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