Division: | Div. 4: Darwin Hybrid |
Registrant: | D.W. Lefeber & Co. |
Year Registered: | 12/31/1951 |
Country of Origin: | the Netherlands |
Spring Bloom Season: | Early-Mid |
Special Classifications: | Single-flowered Good Forcer Historic |
Notes: | AM-KAVB 1963, FCC-RHS 1954 |
Awards: | KAVB - AM - Award of Merit RHS - FCC - First Class Certificate |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Plant Height: | 18 - 20 inches |
Plant Spread: | 6 - 9 inches |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Red Other: Vivid cherry to signal red |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Underground structures: | Bulb |
Uses: | Provides winter interest Cut Flower |
Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Takes about 6 years from seed to flower. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets Bulbs |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots Preferred depth: shoulder at soil level - for forcing |
Parentage: | unknown |
Child plants: | 11 child plants |
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