Tuberose
Agave amica (formerly Polianthes tuberosa) ASPARAGACEAE (formerly AGAVACEAE)
Planting and Growing Tuberose
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow tuberose in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of tuberose
- Season of bloom and planting time for tuberose
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for tuberose
- When, how deep, and where to plant tuberose
- How to plant tuberose
- Watering, fertilizing, care and pests or diseases of tuberose
- Landscape and indoor uses of tuberose
- Comments about tuberose and its features
Growing Tuberose
Summer rhizome. Deciduous. Stands to 42 in. (1.1 m) tall. Narrow, grasslike, long green leaves.
Tuberose is frequently available in the garden trade labeled by its former scientific name, Polianthes tuberosa.
Tuberose Planting and Care Guide
Flowers
Summer–autumn. White. Multiple wide-flared, single or double, tube-shaped, very fragrant flowers, to 2‑1/2‑in. (63‑mm) wide, in tiers ascending and surrounding top of stalk.
Best Climates
U.S.D.A. Plant Hardiness Zones 8–11; ground hardy, zones 9–11.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained humus. Fertility: Rich. 6.0–6.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in full sun. Space 6–8 in. (15–20 cm) apart, 2–3 in. (50–75 mm) deep. Best planted annually as new stock in cold-winter climates.
Proper Care
Moderate–challenging. Keep moist spring–midautumn. Fertilize monthly during growth with acidic fertilizer. Propagate by division, offsets, seed.
Lifting and Storing
Dark, 50–60°F (10–16°C), in net bag or open basket of dry peat moss.
About This Species
Good choice for accents, beds, borders, mixed plantings in cottage, meadow, small-space gardens. Good for cutting. Naturalizes freely. Fragrance used in perfumes. Deer, rodent resistant. Aphid susceptible.