Sicilian Honey Lily

Nectaroscordum siculum ssp. Bulgaricum

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Bulb
Plant Family: Liliaceae
Plant Description: A spring blooming bulb that produces dainty, dangling bell-shaped flowers on tall, slender, green stems. The blossoms are a combination of white, pink and purple color. If they get bruised, they will give off an odor similar to onions.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Bulb
Plant Care: Bulb (ornamental bulbous plants, typically spring-blooming and otherwise dormant): Remove spent blooms once they begin to fade. Cut back leaves to the ground once they begin to die back.

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 36-48" tall x 5-8" wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Green
Bloom Colors: Pink, Purple, White
Bloom Seasons: Late Spring
Bloom Period: May - Jun

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 4 to 8
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)
Irrigation Requirement:     Moderate (1/2" every 7-10 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Unknown

Garden Location:

  • Commercial Concepts
    • JVWCD Building West
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter