DESCRIPTION
Chinese Lantern Lily/Christmas Bells (Sandersonia aurantiaca) have eye-catching blooms that add a touch of whimsy to a late spring/early summer garden. Orange/yellow delicate flowers cover the plant with thimble-sized bells, highlighting other colors in the garden with its harmonious nature. Easy-to-grow and deer resistant, they make great cut flowers, lasting up to three weeks. Hardy in zones 9-10, grow as an annual in colder areas.
Sandersonia is a wispy climbing plant that produces unique, lantern-shaped blooms that are hugely sought after in Asia for cut flower arrangements.
Sandersonia blooms at Christmas time in its native South Africa, lending to one of its common names, Christmas Bells.
