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Olsynium filifolium
Pale maiden is a small, grass-like perennial bulb from the Falkland Islands and southern South America, valued for its sweet-smelling white flowers in spring. It needs cool, open, well-drained conditions and is best kept cool and not overwatered.
Olsynium filifolium (pale maiden), or Bermudiana filifolia, is the only species of the iris family native to the Falkland Islands.
Streaked Maiden · Douglas' grasswidow · Olsynium junceum · Grasswidow
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Olsynium filifolium 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.
