You've found the famous Dave's Garden website! Join this friendly global community that shares tips and ideas for home and gardens, along with seeds and plants!
Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site.
Login
If you don't have an account yet, visit the registration page to sign up.
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: White/Near White
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Foliage: Blue-Green
Other details: Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) By scoring the base of the bulb to promote new bulblets
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds Seed does not store well; sow as soon as possible
On Mar 9, 2006, SW_gardener from (Steven) GTA, ON (Zone 6a) wrote:
Great plant. Perks you up in the spring when you see it's flowers. Don't make the same mistake I did the first time I planted them: I planted them where a large snowbank always forms.....so that kind of defeated the purpose of having them since they wouldn't come up till later. Plant in a sunny spot.
On Oct 25, 2004, tcfromky from Mercer, PA (Zone 5a) wrote:
Its foliage is linear, a narrow strap-like form similar to a mini trumpet daffodil. The green markings on the outside of the petal (the inner three segments of the perianth) are found only on the tips. They are however variable, and can be yellow or absent in some forms.
On Apr 14, 2004, jesup from Malvern, PA (Zone 7a) wrote:
In SE Pennsylvania, they naturalize well; they're scattered through the woods around and below our house now. As you'd expect, they come up and bloom very early, sometimes before the final snows of the season, and generally shortly before the earliest crocuses. The make bunches as the bulbs divide, and have foliage that's similar to small daffodils (but even smaller). There are a few giant and "double" variants available.
On Mar 19, 2003, CanadaGoose from Oakville, ON (Zone 5b) wrote:
This is a very early flowering bulb, usually the first to show. In a mild winter may be flowering in late February in Southern Ontario (in a sheltered sunny spot).
On Aug 8, 2001, killerdaisy from Dallas, TX (Zone 8a) wrote:
Bulbs spread, forming dense sections of flowers and foliage which die back in early summer. May rot in winter-wet Southern areas
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Jacksons Gap, Alabama Mapleton, Illinois Washington, Illinois New Carlisle, Indiana Ewing, Kentucky Hebron, Kentucky Laurel, Maryland Rochester, New York Schenectady, New York Elizabeth City, North Carolina Cincinnati, Ohio Malvern, Pennsylvania Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Arlington, Virginia Kalama, Washington Seattle, Washington
6 vendors have this plant for sale.
