Leucocoryne, Glory of the Sun 'Andes'

This is a great little bulb for container culture. These bulbs require several weeks (16) of hot (70F+), dry conditions in order to brea...Read Morek dormancy and grow, most bulbs obtained by mail order will not grow due to this and may have to be stored very warm and dry for a few weeks until they start to push a shoot, or they may take another year before they will grow. Here in the west where we have hot, dry summers they do very well planted in the spring and allowed to bake in the summer. Store the bulbs inside (warm and dry) over the winter.

I bought these Glory of the Sun aka Leucocoryne because a Google search revealved that they are fragrant.

As the Seattle a...Read Morerea has relatively mild winters (7b or 8b), am hoping that they will thrive.

Certainly are pretty.

A perennial cultivar.

Has long, linear, mid - grey green leaves. Bears blue violet flowers with a deep reddish purple cent...Read Morere. The whole plant smells of onion of garlic especially on hot days.

Flowers between April-June

Needs a well drained soil in full sun, added grit is advisable as the bulbs will rot if they get too wet for too long.

This isn't a new cultivar depsite the catalogue's claims, it also doesn't do well outside in areas that have long springs and or cold winters. It's best grown in a greenhouse or alpine house. If you do grow it outside the bulbs may need lifting prior to late Autumn and kept indoors.

Unlikely to come true from seed