X Pardancanda 'Violet Stitches'

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X Pardancanda 'Violet Stitches'

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Kemper Code: I590

Common Name: candy lily
Zone: 5 to 9
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Iridaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 2 to 4 feet
Spread: 0.75 to 1 foot
Bloom Time: July Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Violet and creamy yellow (bicolor)
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Dry to medium
Maintenance: Low

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Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Best grown in dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Best in full sun. Tolerates summer heat and drought. Prefers sandy, humusy soils. Appreciates a light winter mulch in USDA Zone 5.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

Candylily flowers closely resemble those of Belamcanda (see B690). It is a bigeneric genus (Belamcanda chinensis x Pardanthopsis dichotoma). 'Violet Stitches' features sprays of 6-petaled, saucer-shaped, bicolor flowers (2" across) with alternating violet and creamy yellow petals. Flowers appear on scapes rising above the foliage to 4' tall. Sword-shaped, iris-like leaves typically grow to 2' tall. Flowers primarily bloom in July-August, with some sporadic continued bloom to frost. Each flower lasts only one day.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems.

Uses:

Borders. Rock gardens.

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