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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,
Summer
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Flower
Color: Salmon-orange,
white, yellow, red, purple, pink
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Planting
Time: Fall
or spring |
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Planting
Depth: 5
inches (12.5 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
shaped leaves; star shaped flowers
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Cultivars: Fire
King (red), Horning (purple), Alba Maxima (white), Robert Schuman
(white with red stripes) |
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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 |
M |
F/M |
F/M |
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C=container; H=hardy;
M=hardy with mulch; Sp=plant spring, harvest fall; F=fall plant
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