Park Seed Candy Lily Seeds
Park Seed Candy Lily Seeds
Iris-like blooms in a rainbow of colors
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Description / Park Seed Candy Lily Seeds
The result of 40 years' work by three generations of plant breeders, Park Seed Candy Lily is a completely unique perennial, as brightly colored as a rainbow and as variously colored and marked as a bag of marbles. When you're looking for something different and easy to grow, consider this hard-to-find, one-of-a-kind beauty.
The Iris-like plants flower freely from midsummer 'til fall, producing masses of bright blooms in every color and pattern. Superbly hardy, they laugh at heat and drought, and will bloom the first year in areas with long growing seasons. Nothing could be more beautiful than a tall stand of these blooms in every shade of yellow, blue, red, purple, pink, white, and orange—many with tiger stripes, polka dots, splashes of a second color, or other distinctive accents.
Derived by crossing Pardanthopsis dichotoma (which used to be classified as Iris dichotoma) and Belamcanda chinensis (better known as Blackberry Lily), the resulting hybrids were selected and reselected countless times to produce just the right combination of color, form, and garden performance. The selection was performed by our own Dr. Jim Alston here in South Carolina, so you know the resultant plants perform well in hot, humid conditions. But they're also hardy all the way to Ohio, and are not fussy at all about soil. They'll even bloom the first year in climates with a long growing season.
You'll love these distinctive, ultra-colorful perennials. Try something new this season.
Product Details
| SKU | 01540-PK-P1 |
|---|---|
| Genus | x Pardancanda |
| Species | norrisii |
| Variety | Park Seed Candy Lily |
| Product Classification | Perennials, Seeds |
| Sun / Shade | Full Sun, Part Shade |
| Bloom Season Start | Mid Summer |
| Bloom Season End | Late Summer |
| Bloom Color | Mix |
| Max Bloom Size | 4.00 |
| Resistance | Heat Tolerant |
| Characteristics | Flower |
| Uses | Ornamental, Outdoor |
| Zone | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
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poor germination 1 people found this helpfulI purchased 2 packets that had a total of 42 seeds. Only 7 sprouted from the 42 seeds. The warranty is only 6 months for seeds, so by the time you realize the seeds are bad you find there is nothing you can do about it. The Beebalm seeds I got at the same time had a germination rate of over 90%, so my technique was unlikely to have caused such poor results.
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Plants are great, color variety is poor 1 people found this helpfulI love the candy lily. I have been growing them for over 30 years. The were beautiful with a wide variety of colors. When I first planted them there were amazing single colors of yellow, red, orange blue and purple flowers. There were also beautiful patterns with stripes, contrasting spot in incredible variety from a simple packet of 30 seeds. But then some voles destroyed many of my plants. So I ordered replacement seeds and nearly all sprouted and grew well. But the nearly all resembled the basic black berry lily. A few years ago I tried again with the same result. I am going to give it one last try, Great plants, very tough (except for hungry voles. I'd give 5 stars if the color variety was still there. Ill report back next year and see how my new candy lily plants flow
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An emotional rollercoaster 1 people found this helpfulI started these from seed indoors, in the spring of 2021. They were promptly mowed down by one of my cats, who was evidently charmed by their intitial, grassy appearance. There was one survivor, which was planted out in late spring and then disappeared into the undergrowth, never to be seen again—or so I thought. This spring (2022) a mysterious plant appeared in that bed, and after months of (im)patient waiting, it has finally started flowering. AND LO, IT IS A CANDY LILY. I'm equally thrilled and baffled.
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Great years ago 1 people found this helpfulI bought these from Park Seed more than 20 years ago. They were beautiful in the catalogue. I was surprised at how easily they germinated. And flowers the first year! This was in hot eastern Tennessee. I picture on Facebook reminded and I had to see if they are still available. Yay! I will buy a lot!
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Variety went down 1 people found this helpfulI started growing Candy Lily plants from seed over 30 years ago. The sprouted and grew very well, and flowered the first season. The colors and patterns seemed endless. Over time pesky resident voles destroyed some of the plants and so more seed were purchased from Park Seed. Those seeds grew and flowered well, but the flowers were all about the same. Yellow/orange background and red/orange spots. So I purchased another packet a few years later, with the exact same result. After wasting my money on the 5th replacement packet I realized the seeds sold now are now plain Blackberry lilies. Blackberry lilies are nice, but the flowers do not compare to the beauty and variety that was offered by the original Park Candy Lily. Really sad, I would gladly buy more if I didn't already know the result. gave up after I purchased
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Can't wait to see them bloom! 0 people found this helpfulHaving had poor luck germinating Black Berry Lily seeds from a different source (one out of 20 seeds sprouted), I decided to try Candy Lilies. I bought two packs of 20 seeds last fall, kept them in the fridge over winter, and started them inside in early February. It is now mid-March and 20 of them have sprouted so far! Some germinated at 3 weeks and some are still germinating 6 weeks later, so be patient. My single Black Berry Lily bloomed the same year it germinated, so I am hoping to see these Candy Lilies bloom late this summer.
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Hardy past Zone 5 3 people found this helpfulI've grown these in my garden in Southwest Minnesota for more than 30 years. Beautiful flowers and interesting dried seed pods. Super easy to grow. Plant the seeds where you want them to grow. Comes up year after year and performs well in conditions from dry to moist, partial to full sun. I buy new seeds about every ten years because the orange tends to become dominant after a few generations.
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Not like the photo. 1 people found this helpfulI planted these seeds in 2018. The germination rate was good, but no blooms in 2019. This year 2020, three of the plants bloomed. They all looked like my blackberry lilies (orange with black spots), not candy lilies. I pulled those out and will wait until 2021 to see if the others bloom any different.
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Happy with my plants. 1 people found this helpfulI bought the seeds in July 2018, and they germinated pretty well. I love the color of the foliage, a deep green that can look bluish, depending on the light. The flowers close in the evening and reopen in the morning. I like how they move in the wind. The only thing is that for me, it was not a mix, only one color different. I collected the seeds and planted them with good germination too.
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So far, so good 0 people found this helpfulI started my seeds indoors under lights. The seeds are large and easy to handle, and had a good germination rate. The seedlings look like little irises and seem quite hardy. A couple of days ago I transplanted them into 4" pots and moved them outside, and they are all doing well. They will not be blooming for a while, of course, but so far I am happy with how these seeds performed.
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Candy Lily 0 people found this helpfulThe seeds I planted didn't grow.
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I like these 0 people found this helpfulEasy to grow. Flowers the first year. Flowers are very nice; however, they are small.
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Cold-Hardy Plant with Unique, Beautiful Flowers 1 people found this helpfulThe seeds took a while to germinate, but one of them grew steadily and started to bloom within a year from germination. The flowers look very exotic (to me) and beautiful. They are like the daylilies in that they only last a day. However, there are so many flower buds on the plant which actually multiplied into several plants; there are 1 to 5 blooming flowers daily. Very happy with this. Highly recommended.
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Seeds are duds 0 people found this helpfulOnly one seed grew and died
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All the flowers are virtually the same color 1 people found this helpfulAfter waiting 2 summers for them to bloom, I'm very disappointed the flowers look nothing like the variety in the photo. They almost all look very much like the original blackberry lily that was used to create this cross. Orangish with red freckles. Where are all the other colors and patterns?
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Very nice flowers 0 people found this helpfulWell, I was just looking around and saw the Candy Lily. I purchased them from you years ago, and I loved them. I saw the customer review and wanted to give an excellent customer review - the only reason I no longer have them is my daughter through them out when we were redoing my very small garden - I wanted to give an excellent review - they bloomed the first year and continued for years to come. Very nice flowers.
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Patience is a virtue 0 people found this helpfulI bought these seeds in very early 2011. Germination rates were very poor. From multiple packets of seeds, I ended up with maybe half a dozen plants. They were kept potted for the summer, then dug up and dried out in late autumn, and placed in sphagnum moss for storage in an outdoor storage area over the winter. All plants were still alive come spring. In July of 2012, one or two of the plants bloomed. Resulting flowers were ONLY orange with red freckles. Half a dozen seeds collected from only one pod. Waiting to see if 2013 brings any other color variations than what appears to be your basic Blackberry Lily. If you start these plants from seed, consider throwing away less money by using a heat mat and seed starter dome indoors. Use a basic potting "mix" (not potting "soil") that has been sterilized in the oven first. These seeds are tricky. Will NOT flower the first year no matter how soon you can germinate the seeds.
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