Iris domestica 'Hello Yellow' (Belamcanda chinensis ' Hello Yellow') - BLACKBERRY LILY 'HELLO YELLOW'
Summer blooming perennial with sword-shaped, iris-like leaves and pure citrine-yellow flowers.
Clusters of shiny black berries that persist to winter months (deadhead to prevent too many seedlings).
Easy to grow, pest and disease free plant.
Roots are used in traditional chinese medicine (respiratory and irregular menstrual cycle remedy etc.)
Blooming time : July-August
Size : 1-1.5' tall x 0.75-1' wide
USDA zones : 5 to 10 (heat zone 5-9)
Culture : Full sun, half sun, average soil with medium moisture to medium-dry, loamy soils or moderately fertile soils. Prefers somewhat drained soils, especially excessive winter moisture can kill the plant. Slowly spread by short rhizomes, more often seeds some around and that's the way how it stays in the garden (often is shorter-lived).
Moisture Needs : dry, medium-dry, medium (can handle moist soils, but have to be drained well to prevent winter rot)
Origin : Native to Himalays, Russian Far East, China, Taiwan and Japan.
Deer/rabbit resistant : yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators : butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds : no
Pot Size : square 3.5" perennial x 4" deep perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)
Picture copyright : Walters Gardens
Plant combinations : Sunny gardens, medicinal garden, deer and rabbit resistant planting, low maintenance gardens. Best combined with perennials like Achillea, Agastache, summer blooming Allium, Asclepias tuberosa, Baptisia, Calamintha, Campanula, Coreopsis, Cunila origanoides, Dalea, Echinacea, Gaillardia, Gaura, Geranium, Nepeta, Origanum, Penstemons, Ruellia, Scabiosa, Sedum, Stachys, Stokesia, Verbena canadensis, Veronica, grasses like Boutelloa gracilis, Koeleria cristata, Muhlenbergia, shorter Panicum, Sporobolus, Sesleria
Iris domestica 'Hello Yellow' (Belamcanda chinensis ' Hello Yellow') - BLACKBERRY LILY 'HELLO YELLOW'
Summer blooming perennial with sword-shaped, iris-like leaves and pure citrine-yellow flowers.
Clusters of shiny black berries that persist to winter months (deadhead to prevent too many seedlings).
Easy to grow, pest and disease free plant.
Roots are used in traditional chinese medicine (respiratory and irregular menstrual cycle remedy etc.)
Blooming time : July-August
Size : 1-1.5' tall x 0.75-1' wide
USDA zones : 5 to 10 (heat zone 5-9)
Culture : Full sun, half sun, average soil with medium moisture to medium-dry, loamy soils or moderately fertile soils. Prefers somewhat drained soils, especially excessive winter moisture can kill the plant. Slowly spread by short rhizomes, more often seeds some around and that's the way how it stays in the garden (often is shorter-lived).
Moisture Needs : dry, medium-dry, medium (can handle moist soils, but have to be drained well to prevent winter rot)
Origin : Native to Himalays, Russian Far East, China, Taiwan and Japan.
Deer/rabbit resistant : yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators : butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds : no
Pot Size : square 3.5" perennial x 4" deep perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)
Picture copyright : Walters Gardens
Plant combinations : Sunny gardens, medicinal garden, deer and rabbit resistant planting, low maintenance gardens. Best combined with perennials like Achillea, Agastache, summer blooming Allium, Asclepias tuberosa, Baptisia, Calamintha, Campanula, Coreopsis, Cunila origanoides, Dalea, Echinacea, Gaillardia, Gaura, Geranium, Nepeta, Origanum, Penstemons, Ruellia, Scabiosa, Sedum, Stachys, Stokesia, Verbena canadensis, Veronica, grasses like Boutelloa gracilis, Koeleria cristata, Muhlenbergia, shorter Panicum, Sporobolus, Sesleria