Ixia 'Hogarth' - Klebschwertel - LumiBlumi

Corn Lily (Ixia) 'Hogarth'

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Ixia 'Hogarth' - Klebschwertel - LumiBlumi
  • Ixia 'Hogarth' - Klebschwertel - LumiBlumi
  • Ixia 'Hogarth' - Klebschwertel - LumiBlumi
Corn Lily (Ixia) 'Hogarth'

Corn Lily (Ixia) 'Hogarth'

Ixia 'Hogarth'

CHF 0.95
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  • Cream starry flowers with a purple eye
  • Fine, wiry stems
  • Flowers from June to August
  • About 35–45 cm tall
  • Lovely cut flower for summer bouquets

Ixia 'Hogarth' bears numerous cream starry flowers with a purple eye on fine, wiry stems. The dainty panicles move gently in the wind. For sunny, dry spots, pots and colourful summer bouquets, the corn lily is a light, cheerful addition.

About this variety

The flowers of 'Hogarth' open into flat stars in the sun. Their cream verges on white, with a dark purple-violet eye at the centre. Many flowers stand one above another in upright panicles. The foliage is narrow and grass-like and stays in the background, so the flowers take centre stage.

At about 35–45 cm tall, 'Hogarth' belongs at the front of the border, in the rock garden or in pots. It looks best in groups of twenty or more corms. Good companions are lavender, catmint, ornamental grasses and other Ixia varieties in yellow or pink.

The panicles last a long time in the vase, and the buds open one by one. It has hardly any scent and is of little interest to pollinators. After flowering the foliage dies back and the corms go dormant. Overwintered dry, they will flower again the following year.

Planting

Start the corms off in pots indoors from March, or plant them directly outdoors after the Ice Saints (mid-May). Planting depth is 5–8 cm and spacing 8–10 cm. Ixia needs full sun and very free-draining, rather sandy soil. They look best in groups of ten or more.

Care

Water moderately during growth and avoid waterlogging. After flowering the soil may become drier until the foliage yellows. In autumn, before the frost, lift the corms and overwinter them dry and frost-free. In pots, simply move the pot to a dry, frost-free place.

Specifications

  • Botanical name: Ixia 'Hogarth'
  • Genus: Ixia
  • Class: Various
  • Supplied as: Flower bulbs
  • Flower colour: Cream, Purple
  • Flower size: 5 cm
  • Flowering time: June, July, August
  • Flowering season: Early summer, High summer
  • Foliage colour: Mid-green
  • Height: 40 cm
  • Spread: 15 cm
  • Position: Sun, Partial shade
  • Suitable for: Bed, Bed edge and border, Pot and container, Cutting garden
  • Soil type: Loamy, Sandy
  • Drainage: Well-drained
  • Soil moisture: Moist
  • Soil pH: Neutral
  • Soil note: Suitable for many Swiss garden soils. A loose structure and good drainage matter more than a particular soil type.
  • Planting time: March, April, May
  • Planting depth: 5–8 cm
  • Spacing: 8–10 cm
  • Number per m²: 100
  • Hardiness in Switzerland: Not hardy, overwinter frost-free
  • Hardiness by location: Not hardy, overwinter frost-free
  • Overwintering note: Generally hardy in garden soil in Switzerland. At high, windy sites and in containers, plan extra winter protection and avoid winter wet.
  • For containers: Only partly suitable for containers
  • Container note: Only recommended in a sufficiently large, stable, well-drained container.
  • Cut flower: Suitable as a cut flower
  • Naturalising: Not suitable
  • Naturalising note: Persists for several years in a suitable spot, but does not normally spread over larger areas on its own.
  • For bees and butterflies: Not attractive to pollinators
  • Deer and rodent resistant: No

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