Re: Libertia peregrinans

Tim Longville complained that his Libertia peregrinans rarely flowers.

Mine has been growing for many years in as sunny a spot as my well-treed area can provide. Only well-established clumps flower, never the newer "runners", and the most I've had per clump has been two flower stems. More usually, it will be one. They set seed reliably, which I send to exchanges. I bought it for its dirty orange foliage, which it provides year-round, so the spikes of white flowers are an unexpected bonus. The only comment on it in Salmon's New Zealand Flowers and Plants in Colour is: "L. peregrinans is a creeping plant found in damp hollows among sand dunes." There is no picture of it. I didn't read this before planting, but I have the right conditions for it. My soil is poor and sandy, and I don't fertilize. It is in one of my watered areas.

Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
zone 8, cool mediterranean
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