D. maritima is a deciduous, borderline hardy, bulbous perennial with long, lance-shaped, mid- to grey-green leaves and dense racemes of small, veined, star-shaped, white flowers blooming in late summer and early autumn before the leaves emerge.
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Drimia Maritima
What is the plant
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Humidity
Normal
Lighting
Full Sun
Hardiness zone
8 - 11
Difficulty
Medium
Toxicity
Poisonous
How to Care for the Plant
Water
It prefers dry or moist soil. The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure.
Pruning
Remove leaves only after they have completely died down.
Sunlight
It cannot grow in the shade.
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Soil
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils
Temperature
It is hardy to zone (UK) 9
Additional
The bulb is poisonous in large doses. The red form especially has a fairly specific action on rats. The fresh bulb contains an acrid juice that can cause skin blisters
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Popularity
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