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Geophyte
Organ: Corm |
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Light
Requirements:
Full-PM Sun |
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Height:
12-18
inches (30-45 cm)
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Flowering
Season: Spring
in South; Summer in the North
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Flower
Color:
Pink, red, purple, yellow, white
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Planting
Time:
Fall in South; Spring in the North |
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Planting
Depth: 5
inches (15 cm)
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Spacing
Between Corms: 2-3 inches (7 cm) |
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Hardiness:
Tender III - injured below 25°F (2°C)
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Bulb
Storage:
Store corms dry at 68-77°F (20-25°C) |
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Comments:
Sword-like
leaves; long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers; prefers well-drained soil |
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Cultivars: Panorama
(white with purple red), Rose Emperor (soft pink), Spotlight (yellow-red),
Venus (magenta-red), Marquette (yellow tips with purple black center),
Vulcan (orange-red), Castor,
Titia (fushia-red), Giant (white), Hogarth (cream with red-purple
center) |
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USDA
Hardiness Zones
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3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
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Sp |
Sp |
M |
M |
F |
F |
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C=container; H=hardy;
M=hardy with mulch; Sp=plant spring, harvest fall; F=fall plant
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