Pancratium maritimum
Sea Daffodil
Pancratium maritimum grows on beaches and coastal sand dunes and come the warm spring sunshine, large, fragrant daffodil-like blooms appear in white over grey-green leaves. These plants will thrive in a sheltered, well-drained spot in a pot or planted in a sandy soil in the garden.
Contributed by @vitavert
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Full sun
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Very little water
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Light and free draining
Common name
Sea Daffodil
Latin name
Pancratium maritimum
type
Half hardy perennial
family
Amaryllidaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
Pancratium maritimum
Pancratium maritimum grows on beaches and coastal sand dunes and come the warm spring sunshine, large, fragrant daffodil-like blooms appear in white over grey-green leaves. These plants will thrive in a sheltered, well-drained spot in a pot or planted in a sandy soil in the garden.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
PLANT OUT INTO SHARPLY DRAINING COMPOST IN A POT, OR THE OPEN GROUND IN A WELL-DRAINED SPOT.