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Dichopogon strictus
Also called Grass Lily
Chocolate lily is a native Australian perennial herb grown for its drooping mauve to purple flowers, which smell of chocolate or vanilla. It does best in well-drained soil in sun to part sun and can die back to its tuber in drought before resprouting after autumn rain.
Dichopogon strictus (syn. Arthropodium strictum), commonly known as chocolate lily, is a herbaceous perennial plant species native to Australia.
Plants prefer a well-drained situation with partial to full sun exposure. In drought conditions, plants may shrivel back to the tuber then resprout with autumn rains, whereas in situations where steady moisture levels are maintained in the soil, the summer flowering period will be extended. The species is suited to group plantings under trees or may be grown in containers.
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