Erythronium dens-canis 'Lilac Wonder' (Dog's Tooth Violet)
Dog's Tooth Violet 'Lilac Wonder', Trout Lily 'Lilac Wonder', Adder's Tongue 'Lilac Wonder', Fawn Lily 'Lilac Wonder'
Award-winning Erythronium dens-canis 'Lilac Wonder' (Dog's Tooth Violet) is a charming perennial boasting elegant, nodding, lilac-pink flowers, one per stem, in mid-late spring. Each blossom features gracefully recurved, pointed petals adorned with contrasting chocolate brown markings in the throat. They rise well above the basal foliage of mid-green, elliptic leaves, copiously marbled with purple-brown. Lovely in groups under deciduous trees, in rock gardens, or near ponds and streams where it will happily multiply.
- Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society
- Grows in clumps up to 4-6 in. tall (10-15 cm). This beauty naturalizes quite easily in the shade garden.
- Easily grown in humus-rich, well-drained soils in part shade. Needs moist soil, even when dormant, do not let the soil dry out!
- Stunning in beds and borders, rock gardens, underplanting shrubs or roses, cottage gardens, or in prairies. Because it goes dormant after blooming, interplant with late emerging perennials to fill in the open space (bleeding heart, columbine, and hostas).
- Virtually disease free. Watch for slugs. Deer resistant.
- To be planted in fall. Propagate by division after flowering.
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A member of the Lily family, Erythronium (Dog Tooth Violet) are charming bulbous perennials grown for their nodding, lily-shaped flowers adorned with gracefully reflexed petals in spring. Easy to grow, they are lovely in groups under deciduous trees where they will happily multiply. However, some basic rules need to be followed to enjoy their splendid flowers.Read More
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Requirements
Hardiness | 3
– 9 |
---|---|
Heat Zones | 1
– 9 |
Climate Zones | 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17 |
Plant Type | Bulbs, Perennials |
Plant Family | Erythronium - Dog Tooth Violets |
Exposure | Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Mid,Late) |
Height | 4" – 6" (10cm – 15cm) |
Spread | 3" – 4" (7cm – 10cm) |
Spacing | 4" (10cm) |
Depth | 4" (10cm) |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit |
Garden Uses | Beds and Borders, Ponds and Streams, Underplanting Roses and Shrubs |
Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.
Requirements
Hardiness | 3
– 9 |
---|---|
Heat Zones | 1
– 9 |
Climate Zones | 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17 |
Plant Type | Bulbs, Perennials |
Plant Family | Erythronium - Dog Tooth Violets |
Exposure | Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Mid,Late) |
Height | 4" – 6" (10cm – 15cm) |
Spread | 3" – 4" (7cm – 10cm) |
Spacing | 4" (10cm) |
Depth | 4" (10cm) |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit |
Garden Uses | Beds and Borders, Ponds and Streams, Underplanting Roses and Shrubs |
Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
Great Plant Combination Ideas with Erythronium - Dog Tooth Violets