Flower colour: pink
Flowering period: March – April
Average plant height: 25 cm
Planting depth to base of bulb: 10 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 15 cm
Type of bulb: tuberous roots
Light requirements: full or partial shade
Landscape uses: under trees and shrubs, well-drained rock gardens, and perennial beds
This is a beautiful but rare species which is unfortunately difficult to cultivate. Each flower stem produces only one flower. Several cultivars exist, ’Rose Queen’ (pink) being the most familiar. E. dens-canis blooms in March – April and has a height of 25 cm.
