species
Erythronium dens-canis
Dog's-tooth violet
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Erythronium dens-canis is a perennial in the family Liliaceae, also known as Dog's-tooth violet, introduced to the UK. It reaches 15 cm tall and 10 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade or shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from March to April. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 15 cm tall × 10 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Part shade, Shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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