Scientific name: Libertia peregrinans
Synonym:
Family: IRIDACEAE
Common names: “Wandering Chilean iris”
Plant Type: Evergreen perennial
Conditions:
Zone: 8-10
Light: Full sun for best colour – part/bright shade
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Best results in fertile soil
Moisture: Moist – average
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 12-18″ W 12″
Leaf and Stem shape: Narrow leaves, often with a beautiful orange stripe down the centre
Flower: Panicles of bowl shaped white flowers in the spring
Maintenance: Low, do not cut, pull out brown leaves, does seed around but very easy to remove, divide in spring never in fall, mulch in the fall for winter protection, remove spent flowers and tidy up in late winter, dry mulch for winter protection
Landscape use: Containers, mass planting, coastal cottage, informal
Propagate: By seed and division
Pests & Disease: None in Victoria
*Deer and rabbit resistant
Comments: All seasons interest, New Zealand native
Vancouver Island Grows 