Erythronium dens-canis
Dogs tooth violet, Asian dog tooth violet, Short trout lily
- Height × spread
- 0.15m – 0.15m × 0.2m – 0.2m
- Position
- Part shade
Availability
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About this plant
A modest and appealing plant that makes an irregular rosette of small bluish green leaves that are heavily marked with brown spots. The flowers, held on stems above the foliage, are downward-looking and are coloured mauve purple. Forms are available in pink, white and purple. It is March and April flowering, dormant in summer. This has a wide natural range from Europe to Japan with a number of local variations. They stand around 15 cm in height and are highly desirable garden plants for a woodland setting.
- Flower colour
- Pink, Purple, White
- Foliage colour
- Brown, Green, Purple
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Cone, Dome
- Height
- 0.15m – 0.15m
- Spread
- 0.2m – 0.2m
- Season of interest
- Spring
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Shady court, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes part shade, likes light shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Rabbit resistant
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.
Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.
Planting & general
Planting
Divide after flowering
Clumps that have become congested can be lifted, divided and replanted with some space between the bulbs, corms, or rhizomes so that they can further develop, producing new foliage clumps in the future.
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