Asphodeline liburnica

Jacob's rod

• Position: full sun
• Soil: any well drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: June to July
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  An easy to grow perennial that has great architectural form. It is perfect for incorporating into gravel gardens or meadow style planting schemes. The narrow, bluish-green, grass-like foliage forms clumps from which leafy stems arise in early summer bearing dense spikes of pale yellow, star-shaped flowers. The overall impression is distictly upright, so it is good for adding vertical interest. Natives of Austria, Italy and the eastern Mediterranean, where they flourish in sunny, dry meadows.
  
  
• Garden care: Avoid overly damp soils, especially during the winter.