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Asparagaceae
Fringe Lily
Thysanotus multiflorus
Delicate charm.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Thysanotus
- Native to
- Australia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- Herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 1-2 feet
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Sandy, well-drained
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- The three purple petals have distinctive fringed margins that look like they've been cut with pinking shears.
- Each flower lasts only a single day, but plants produce many flowers over a long blooming period.
- The genus name Thysanotus means 'fringed,' perfectly describing the elaborate petal edges.
- Fringe lilies grow from a cluster of tuberous roots that store water for surviving dry Australian summers.
- Aboriginal Australians used the tubers as a food source, eating them raw or roasted.
Color meanings
0
Elegance
1
Delicacy
2
Uniqueness