Ledebouria Socialis is from southern Africa and is known by the scientific synonym Scilla Socialis or by the common name silver onion or leopard lily. They are bulbous plants that do not exceed twenty centimeters in height. It has fleshy, elongated leaves and very curious drawings, which remind the coat of a leopard. They are light green with silvery spots on the face that we always see, and on the other face have purple colorations.
Flowering occurs between spring and summer, and offers us some bell flowers, small and not very glazed. They come out forming a grape and can be interesting, ornately speaking, if we have a group planted in the garden. It doesn’t resist frost, so if you have it on the outside and it’s possible, when the cold starts, you better move it from location to place where it’s safe. For the rest of the year, she will live both in direct sunshine exhibitions and in partial shade.
The irrigation must be moderate during the period of growth and bloom, that is, from spring to late summer. Knowing this, we will water once every fortnight during the spring, weekly in summer and monthly in autumn. When minimum temperatures are less than ten degrees positive, stop irrigating until the following spring. Before we provide water, we must ensure that the substrate is completely dry.
They are quite resistant plants that are not normally affected by pests or diseases, we only have to ensure that when we water, we do not overdo it and we end up rotting the plant.
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