Dog's Tooth Violet 'Purple King', Trout Lily 'Purple King', Adder's Tongue 'Purple King', Fawn Lily 'Purple King'
Erythronium dens-canis ‘Purple King’ (Dog’s Tooth Violet) is a charming perennial boasting elegant, nodding, mauve-pink flowers, one per stem, in mid-late spring. Each blossom, 2 in. across (5 cm), features gracefully recurved, pointed petals adorned with yellow markings in the throat. The reflexed petals reveal long, purple-tipped white anthers. The blossoms rise well above the basal foliage of broadly-oval 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.
Hardiness |
3 - 9 |
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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 | Liliaceae |
Genus | Erythronium |
Common names | Trout Lily |
Exposure | Partial Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Mid, Late) |
Height | 4" - 10" (10cm - 25cm) |
Spread | 4" - 5" (10cm - 13cm) |
Spacing | 4" (10cm) |
Depth | 4" (10cm) |
Maintenance | Low |
Water Needs | Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit |
Attracts | Bees |
Garden Uses | Beds And Borders, Ponds And Streams, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs |
Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
Hardiness |
3 - 9 |
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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 | Liliaceae |
Genus | Erythronium |
Common names | Trout Lily |
Exposure | Partial Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Mid, Late) |
Height | 4" - 10" (10cm - 25cm) |
Spread | 4" - 5" (10cm - 13cm) |
Spacing | 4" (10cm) |
Depth | 4" (10cm) |
Maintenance | Low |
Water Needs | Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit |
Attracts | Bees |
Garden Uses | Beds And Borders, Ponds And Streams, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs |
Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
How many Erythronium dens-canis ‘Purple King’ (Dog’s Tooth Violet) do I need for my garden?
Plant | Quantity | |
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Erythronium dens-canis ‘Purple King’ (Dog’s Tooth Violet) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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