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Triplet Lily Queen Fabiola in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Triteleia 'Queen Fabiola' syn. Brodiaea 'Queen Fabiola'

 

Triplet Lily 'Queen Fabiola'

Triteleia - Triplet Lily - is a cormous perennial with grasslike leaves and umbels of funnel-shaped flowers, usually blue, lavender or white, that open as the leaves die down. The plant will not tolerate wet conditions, so make sure it is in free-draining soil.They were once known once known as Brodiaea, but are now reclassified as Triteleia. 'Queen Fabiola' bears light blue star to trumpet shaped flowers, held at the top of slender stems

 
plant Features
  • Triplet Lily Queen Fabiola likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Triplet Lily Queen Fabiola likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Triplet Lily Queen Fabiola is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Triplet Lily Queen Fabiola likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Triplet Lily 'Queen Fabiola'

Latin name

Triteleia 'Queen Fabiola' syn. Brodiaea 'Queen Fabiola'

type

Cormous perennial

family

Asparagaceae

ph

5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Triplet Lily Queen Fabiola likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Triplet Lily Queen Fabiola is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Triplet Lily Queen Fabiola likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Triplet Lily Queen Fabiola likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Triplet Lily Queen Fabiola is 0.20meters x 0.50meters 0.20 M 0.50 M

Triteleia 'Queen Fabiola' syn. Brodiaea 'Queen Fabiola'

Triteleia - Triplet Lily - is a cormous perennial with grasslike leaves and umbels of funnel-shaped flowers, usually blue, lavender or white, that open as the leaves die down. The plant will not tolerate wet conditions, so make sure it is in free-draining soil.They were once known once known as Brodiaea, but are now reclassified as Triteleia. 'Queen Fabiola' bears light blue star to trumpet shaped flowers, held at the top of slender stems


Flowering

From Early Summer TO Mid Summer

Umbels of flowers appear in early Summer

 

Planting

From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn

Plant the corm 8cm deep in light, sandy, fertile soil in a sheltered position, in Autumn

 

Propagating by seed

From Mid Spring TO Mid Spring

Fill a seed tray with seed compost,water and allow to drain.Sprinkle seeds over the surface allowing roughly 25mm space between seeds and cover with a thin layer of compost. Put tray in a clear polythene bag and place on a windowsill. When seedlings show remove plastic bag.When the second pair of leaves appear on the seedlings thin out to 50mm spacing by removing the weakest looking plants. After 2 or 3 weeks and when danger of frost has passed plants can then be planted outside into required position.

 
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