Erythronium 'Pagoda'
(Dog's Tooth Violet 'Pagoda')
Family - Liliaceae
Category - Bulb
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H5
Height - 30cm
Width - 15cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A low-growing, bulbous Perennial with a clump-forming habit. Oblong to Elliptic Basal Leaves are mid to bright green with attractive bronze mottling. Nodding, lemon yellow flowers are star-shaped and have pointed, recurved petals. Each Bloom has a thin bronze ring at the centre and will fade to pale yellow with age. The flowers are held singly or in small clusters on upright stems and are produced in mid-spring. Attractive to pollinating insects.
The common name, Dog's Tooth Violet, is in reference to the shape of the bulb.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Erythronium tuolumnense 'Pagoda'
Flower:
Nodding, star-shaped flowers with recurved petals are lemon yellow and will turn paler with age. Each flower has a thin, bronze ring at the centre. The blooms are held singly or in small clusters on upright stems and are produced in April.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowes held singly or in small clusters
Flowering time: April
Foliage:
Elliptic to oblong leaves are mid to dark green with bronze mottling. The leaves are held at the base of the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Elliptic to oblong
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade to shade in fertile, moisture-retentive that is well-drained.