Erythronium collection
dog's tooth violet bulb collection
Experience the charm of our Erythronium (Dog's tooth violet) collection, showcasing early spring-flowering varieties with captivating marbled foliage. These delightful plants offer a range of flower colours, including pink-purple, white, and sulphur yellow, adding a vibrant touch to your garden. With their unique foliage patterns and exquisite blooms, these Erythroniums are sure to enchant in woodland or semi-shaded borders where they will happily naturalise.
How to care for Erythronium collection:
Plant bulbs 10cm deep and 10cm apart in naturalistic drifts where they can be left undisturbed for several years. Try to avoid planting under shrubs or trees that will soak up all the soil moisture in the summer.
What's included:
In each collection you will receive the following:
- 5 × Erythronium californicum 'White Beauty': These look wonderful when allowed to form naturalistic drifts in a woodland setting, and as they are reasonably vigorous in nature, they are also one of the easiest to grow. Their leaves, which form a basal clump, are softly marbled, and it is from amongst these that the slender stems rise up in spring, each bearing up to 3 nodding white flowers. These are made up of strongly recurved and pointed tepals (petals), that surround a prominent cluster of white stamens. A truly elegant plant in every way. Grows to 35cm.
- 5 × Erythronium 'Pagoda': Each stem of this plant will carry up to 10 nodding, sulphur yellow flowers with a brown central ring and deep yellow anthers. The foliage can be equally showy as it has either bronze-mottled or fainter white marbling on the deep green, glossy leaves. In early spring this combination makes a very colourful display in woodlands and meadows. This is a vigorous plant which will form clumps and spread. Grows to 35cm.
- 5 × Erythronium dens-canis: The foliage of this charming dog's tooth violet is a lush green, but is heavily marbled with purple-brown. It makes a great show all on its own, but the best bit is when the slender, upright stems emerge from the clump in spring bearing nodding pink-purple flowers. The petals are sharply recurved so the flowers look like they have been grown in a wind tunnel when fully open, but this just helps to reveal their yellow anthers. Grows to 15cm.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Position:
Light shade / shade
Rate of growth:
Fast-growing
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
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Humans/Pets: Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten
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Bulbs (only)£4.95
