Japanese Sacred Lily Rohdea japonica
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ROH-dee-uh juh-PON-ih-kuh
- Description
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Sacred Lily is a tropical-looking evergreen herbaceous perennial native to moist woodlands and slopes in China and Japan. It has dark green leaves that form upright vase-shaped clumps reaching up to 2' wide. Their flowers are insignificant but bright red fruits provide great winter interest. Plant it in well-drained rich loamy soil from partial to full shade. This plant is resistant to heavy shade and black walnut and look great planted in border fronts, rock gardens, containers, or massed under a shade tree. Clumps can be divided when they get too large or new plants can be grown from seed if started in a greenhouse.
- See this plant in the following landscapes:
- Border Garden- Pathway Shaded Slope Border Garden- Pathway
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Herbie'
Narrow white band on leaves - ‘Miyako-no-Hana’
Irregular green creamy blotched pattern - ‘Shiro Botan’
Long thick green leaves arching with banding and white blotches
- 'Herbie'
- 'Herbie', ‘Miyako-no-Hana’, ‘Shiro Botan’
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Herbie'
Narrow white band on leaves - ‘Miyako-no-Hana’
Irregular green creamy blotched pattern - ‘Shiro Botan’
Long thick green leaves arching with banding and white blotches
- 'Herbie'
- 'Herbie', ‘Miyako-no-Hana’, ‘Shiro Botan’
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rohdea
- Species:
- japonica
- Family:
- Asparagaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- China, Japan
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Erect
- Vase
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Winter
- Fruit Description:
- Showy red berries persist through winter and are found at the base of the plant.
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Flowers:
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Late summer flowers appear but are insignificant
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Rosulate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Rossets of dark green thick leaves with creamy white edges.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Slope/Bank
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Rock Garden
- Shade Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Black Walnut
- Heavy Shade
