Lily, Foxtail 'Bird of Paradise'

Sun Exposure: full sun Flower Color: rose Level of Care: easy

Soft rose-pink with orange and yellow highlights. Whether called Desert Candles or Fox Tail Lilies, there can be no doubt these imposing plants have few rivals for stateliness and majesty in a garden setting. These spectacular plants resemble giant candles, due to their height and the hundreds of small flowers that open from the bottom upward. Stems are clothed for half their length in flowers. Not difficult to grow, plant shallow in a sandy, rich, well-drained soil. Protect with a winter mulch. Dormant crowns look like a star-shaped tangle of roots. Once planted, they like to remain undisturbed for several years.