Erythronium Pagoda
Posted by Alistair on Friday, October 24th, 2008
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When planting up a woodland area consider Erythronium (Dog Tooth Violet.) Genus of around 22 clump forming perennials with long tooth like bulbs.
Flowers in shades of yellow, white, pink and purple, leaves of some are glossy and marbled.
Look out for Pagoda a very hardy and vigorous specimen with sulphur yellow lily like flowers and bronze mottled glossy deep green leaves.
The leaves of Erythronium die back completely in Summer, leaving the opportunity to place a container grown plant for the rest of the Summer period.
: Hardiness – Fully hardy to minus 15 degrees
: Height - 8/12 inches – 20/30 cm
: Position – Plant bulbs 4 inches deep in fertile humus rich well drained soil that does not dry out in dappled or partial shade.
: Flowering – Early/mid Spring, Does particularly well under a deciduous tree.
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