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Geophyte
Organ: Enlarged
hypocotyl |
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Light
Requirements: AM sun to 50% shade |
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Height:
12-18 inches (30-45 cm)
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Flowering
Season: Summer/Fall
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Flower
Color: Red, yellow, white, pink,
bicolors
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Planting
Time: Spring |
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Planting
Depth: Cover 2 inches (5 cm)
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Spacing
Between Hypocotyls: 9-12 inches 922-30 cm) |
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Hardiness:
Tender III - injured below 25°F (2°C)
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Bulb
Storage: Harvest enlarged hypocotyls
in fall, dry, and store in dry peat at 35-41°F (2-5°C) |
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Comments:
Plant
with the hollow side up |
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Cultivars: -- |
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USDA
Hardiness Zones
| 2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
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Sp |
Sp |
Sp |
Sp |
Sp |
Sp |
M |
H |
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C=container; H=hardy; M=hardy with mulch; Sp=plant spring, harvest fall;
F=fall plant
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Name
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Consumer Horticulturist, A. A. De Hertogh, Professor, Department
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