Sowerbaea juncea 10 seeds "Scented vanilla lily"

Sowerbaea juncea

10 seeds

"Scented vanilla lily"

The leaves form blue-green, grasslike clumps rather like chives and the plants grow to about 40cm in height. The roots are fibrous-fleshed and lack any tubers. The flowers are borne in dense heads of more than 20 individual flowers on a single, unbranched stem. They are a delicate mauve shade with pink bracts, and have a delicious vanilla perfume. Flowering occurs in spring, and a patch of vanilla lily is both a sight and scent not to be forgotten.Vanilla lily prefers a sunny, moist situation in light well-drained soil - sand or light loam. It can be grown as a container plant, or in a rockery, or a terrarium, and is useful around the edges of a pond. Unfortunately it is only rarely seen in cultivation and fresh seed is not often available. It can also be propagated by division of mature clumps.