Erythronium californicum 'White Beauty'
Family - Liliaceae
Category - Bulb
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 30cm
Width - 15cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A low-growing bulbous Perennial with a clump-forming habit. Mid to dark green leaves have attractive white marbling and are oblong to Elliptic in shape. Nodding, star-shaped flowers have recurved petals and are a shade of creamy white. Each Bloom has a thin yellow and bronze ring at the centre, and a central cluster of attractive white stamens. The flowers are held singly or in pairs atop upright stems and are produced in mid-spring. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonyms - Erythronium 'White Beauty', E. revolutum 'White Beauty', E. oregonum 'White Beauty'
Flower:
Nodding, star-shaped flowers with recurved petals are creamy white. Each bloom has a thin bronze ring, pale yellow shading and a cluster of white stamens at the centre. The blooms are held singly or in pairs atop upright stems and are produced in April.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers held singly or in pairs
Flowering time: April
Foliage:
Mid to dark green leaves with attractive white marbling are oblong to Elliptic in shape and have wavy, undulating margins. The leaves are held at the base of the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oblong to elliptic
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade to shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.