Foxtail Lillie

I spied this plant a few years ago growing in a small allotment, it's owner was giving this allotment up and dug it up for me.
The flower spike grew to about 7ft tall for the two years I saw it, it's not flowered for me yet but has the beginnings I think.


And this is the whole plant in the Half Barrel.


I'm hoping for great things this year.

 

Cor, that's a big 'un. I hope it flowers for you this year, they really are fabulous.

 

:eek: 7foot eh, exciting stuff. We bought 4 Foxtail Lilly bulbs although we were completely unfamiliar with them, we soon realised we had put them in pots that were far too small for them We moved them to the garden a couple of weeks ago, they're very leafy, but not as big as yours yet Fred, but I hope ours flower too. Fingers crossed for us both

 

Is that the one that smells pretty awful? I've been avoiding it for that reason, but I wouldn't mind seeing it! 7 ft is pretty big! :eek: :D

 

Here it is before it was moved, together with a close up of the flower spike.
Looking in the book I seem to remember it is the Gigantum Foxtail Lilly, normally they are about 4ft tall.

I don't think it has much scent but certainly not unpleasent.