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Arthropodium milleflorum
Pale vanilla lily is a tuberous perennial native to eastern Australia, grown for its airy sprays of white, pale blue or pink flowers and a faint vanilla scent on warm days. It is grown as a garden or pot plant in mild climates and needs a free-draining spot.
Arthropodium milleflorum, the pale vanilla lily, is a species of herbaceous perennial plants native to Australia. It occurs in various habitats including alpine areas and grows to height of between 0.3 and 1.3 metres hand a width of and 0.3 metres. The fleshy tubers were eaten by Aboriginal Australians. The plant emits a strong vanilla fragrance, which becomes more noticeable on warm days.
Flowering stems appear in late spring and summer, with two or more pendulous white, pale blue, or pink flowers at each node. The tubers are typically 20–30 mm long and 3–5 mm in diameter. Arthropodium minus is a related but smaller species, producing only one flower per node.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arthropodium milleflorum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
