Flower:
Small, bowl-shaped flowers can be found in various shades of pink, violet or white and may be bicoloured. Many have attractive purple pistils at the centre of each bloom. Each flower is subtended by 3 rounded green bracts. The flowers are held singly and produced in February and March.
Flower colour: Pink, violet, white
Flower shape: Bowl-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: February, March
Foliage:
Hairy, reniform leaves have 3 rounded lobes and a leathery texture. The leaves are dark green and are sometimes marbled with silvery white. The leaves are held at the base of the plant and retained through the winter. A new crop of leaves is produced once the flowers have finished in spring.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Reniform with 3 rounded lobes
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in a sheltered position in partial shade in rich, fertile soil that is moisture-retentive but well-drained.