Erythronium californicum 'White Beauty'
Liliaceae
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Habitat:
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open position or partial shade
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Flowering:
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spring
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Size:
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10
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20
(w x h cm) |
Soil:
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with humus and grit
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Erythronium californicum `White Beauty`
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Price
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£4.50
(1 bulb)
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Order code:
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EWB-1B
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Dog's tooth violets are amongst the most popular spring bulbs, with their characteristic flowers with sharply recurved petals, often with patterned foliage. They appear through the ground late and retreat early, but in the process often replace one bulb by two or more, and some set seed. Drifts of them are a fine sight. The English name (and Latin name of one species) reflects the shape of the bulb, supposedly like a dog's tooth. In some cases the dog must be the size of a small horse. Anyone for Erythronium dens-donki?
Erythronium californicum 'White Beauty' is actually pale creamy yellow, yellow in the centre and with a dark red ring, but it is a beauty. The leaves are mottled with a creamy pattern, and in a cool place it steadily multiplies.
Other related plants:
Dog?s-tooth violet; grey-green leaves and single yellow-throated white flowers.
Several lemon yellow flowers with reflexed petals.
Dog?s-tooth violet; white to dark pink reflexed petals above mottled foliage.
Dog's tooth violet with particularly rich pink flowers over mottled leaves.
Fragrant, yellow flowers blushed green with reddish brown centres.
Mottled leaves and several yellow flowers; easy and vigorous.
Green marbled foliage with purply pink flowers with yellow ring in throat.
Bright green leaves and several bright yellow flowers.