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Geophyte
Organ: Tuber
or bulb
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[O. deppei]
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Light
Requirements:
Full Sun to 25% Shade
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Height:
14-12 inches (10-30 cm)
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Flowering
Season:
Summer
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Flower
Color: Pink,
white
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Planting
Time:
Fall/Spring |
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Planting
Depth: Cover
2 inches (5 cm) |
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Spacing:
-- |
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Hardiness: Tender
III - injured below 25°F (2°C)
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Bulb
Storage:
Store rhizomes or bulbs in peat or vermiculite at 35-41°F (2-5°C) |
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Comments: Leaves
are clover-like; flowers close at night; O. deppei, O.
lasiandra and O. regnelli species are considered tender
species
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Cultivars: O.
deppei (pink-red),
O. deppei 'Iron Cross' (10"; black-brown) , O. lasiandra
(pink), O. regnelli
'Triangularis'
(8"; purple leaves/ pink flowers), O. crassipes, O.
triangularis |
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USDA
Hardiness Zones
| 2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
| - |
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Sp |
Sp |
Sp |
M |
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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List by Scientific
Name | List by Common
Name
Prepared by: Erv Evans,
Consumer Horticulturist, A. A. De Hertogh, Professor, Department
of Horticultural Science
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Images © by Erv Evans, A. A. De Hertogh
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