How Do You Start Blackberry Lillies From Seed?
Despite the name blackberry lily or leopard lily, as it is sometimes called, the flower is not truly a lily, but a member of the iris family. The plant is a perennial with small, mostly orange flowers with stems that can grow to 2 or 3 feet tall. They look best planted among other flowers that attract attention. The name blackberry lily comes from the seed pod, which when opens up reveals a group of large black seeds that resemble a blackberry. You can purchase seeds or use the seed pods from friend’s flowers to grow your own blackberry lilies. Purchase or gather seeds from other plants. If the seed pods on the plants are allowed to mature and fall, the plant will self seed and there will be flowers produced the following year. If the seed pods are gathered and planted in the spring, it will most likely not produce until the following year. Fill containers with potting soil made for flowers. If you want to start the plants early enough to have flowers the same year you plant, start ind
