st. bernard's lily
Chlorophytum orchidastrum
RHS AGM 2019
USDA zones10 to 12
SunNeeds partial sun (4 to 6 hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 16 inches tall16 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Cream/tan, insignificant, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Notes
St. bernard's lily (Chlorophytum orchidastrum) is a perennial for containers and low maintenance gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun and average to moist, loamy soil. It forms a clumping mound of green leaves 8 to 16 inches tall and 16 to 24 inches wide. Small white to cream flowers appear from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Polka dot begonia, Birkin philodendron, and Honey bush.
Native range
Africa.