Disporum hookeri |
Native Region: Northwestern United States and British Columbia, Canada
Zone Range: 4-9
Preferred Climate: temperate
Harvest Date: Monday 22 August, 2011
Seed count: 12-15
Description:
Clump-forming perennial with lance-shaped green leaves. In spring, bears umbels of up to three pendent, tubular-bell-shaped cream flowers, followed by orange-red berries in autumn. Suitable for groundcover in a woodland garden. Height 36 inches; spread 18 inches.
Cultivation:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn. Grow in cool, moist but well-drained humusy soil in partial shade.
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