"Unusual plants: Ledebouria"

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Ledebouria

Ledebourias are charming, diminutive, lily-family bulbous perennials, grown mainly as houseplants or in rockeries in zones 9 and 10. They tend to have interestingly-patterened foliage and spikes of tiny pendant flowers in spring.

Ledebouria cooperi is a very unique and interesting plant due to its deep green 3-5’’ long leaves which are marked with reddish purple lines from the tip to the base. Short 2’’ spikes of tiny dusty lavender flowers during the spring are the frosting on the cake. We previously listed it as hardy to zone 9 to be on the safe side. Recently, though, it appears that zones 7-9 are ok if the soil is well-drained, as with many other bulbous South African plants. Said to be semi-evergreen, but we find it deciduous even at cool greenhouse temperatures.

Ledebouria cooperi 4" pot $4.00

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Ledebouria socialis, pictured at the top of the page, has spots instead of stripes. It's a zone 9 or 8b plant outside, but often used as a houseplant in colder zones. It's attractive, easy to grow, and doesn't require a lot of light, though it will be more compact in bright indirect light. Flower spikes of up to 25 tiny purplish green flowers in spring.

Ledebouria socialis 4" pot $4.00 Limit 3

We ship to the West Coast all year. For the rest of the country, our shipping season ends December 15 and resumes March 15. Click here for details and exceptions.

Ledebourias are charming, diminutive, lily-family bulbous perennials, grown mainly as houseplants or in rockeries in zones 9 and 10. They tend to have interestingly-patterened foliage and spikes of tiny pendant flowers in spring.

*Ledebouria cooperi* is a very unique and interesting plant due to its deep green 3-5’’ long leaves which are marked with reddish purple lines from the tip to the base. Short 2’’ spikes of tiny dusty lavender flowers during the spring are the frosting on the cake. We previously listed it as hardy to zone 9 to be on the safe side. Recently, though, it appears that zones 7-9 are ok if the soil is well-drained, as with many other bulbous South African plants. Said to be semi-evergreen, but we find it deciduous even at cool greenhouse temperatures. Ledebouria cooperi 4" pot $4.00 Limit 3
*Ledebouria socialis,* pictured at the top of the page, has spots instead of stripes. It's a zone 9 or 8b plant outside, but often used as a houseplant in colder zones. It's attractive, easy to grow, and doesn't require a lot of light, though it will be more compact in bright indirect light. Flower spikes of up to 25 tiny purplish green flowers in spring. Ledebouria socialis 4" pot $4.00 Limit 3