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Geophyte
Organ: Bulb |
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Light
Requirements:
Full-PM Sun |
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Height:
10-16
inches (25-40 cm)
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Flowering
Season: Summer
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Flower
Color: White
with green center
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Planting
Time:
Fall/Spring |
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Planting
Depth:
Cover 4 inches (10 cm)
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Spacing
Between Bulbs: 2-5 inches (5-12 cm) |
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Hardiness:
Tender
III - injured below 25°F (2°C)
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Bulb
Storage:
Store bulbs dry at 70-80°F (21-27°C) |
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Comments:
Prefers
moist but well-drained soil; long lasting, fragrant, cut flowers; naturalizes;
blooms open gradually from bottom to top of spike; foliage dies down after
flowers fade |
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Cultivars: O.
arabicum, O . saundersiae, O. thyrsoides |
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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 |
Sp |
Sp |
M |
H |
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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