Paradisea lusitanica, St. Bruno Lily or Paradise Lily Size:1.16 qt Needs intermittent water if grown

Needs intermittent water if grown in shade and at least regular water if grown in sun

2 feet tall

Mature size: 5–8 feet tall & 3 feet wide

with gray-green leaves that grows with a dense rounded form

Paradisea lusitanica, St. Bruno Lily or Paradise Lily Size:1.16 qt Needs intermittent water if grownLush, linear leaves feed 4 foot tall spires of lightly fragrant snow white trumpets blooming in early summer. Its namesake appears to be Count Giovanni Paradisi who lived in Modena, northern Italy just after the Renaissance. Why, is another question. Meadows, open woodlands, and marshes of Spain and Portugal are its native habitat, but you needn't replicate those conditions exactly. It's easy, forgiving, and should be seen more frequently in gardens.