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Liliaceae
Dogtooth Violet
Erythronium dens-canis
Patience and hidden beauty.
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Erythronium
- Native to
- Europe, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Early Spring
- Type
- Bulbous perennial
- Height
- 0.1-0.3 meters
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil
- Rich, moist, humus-rich
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Despite its name, dogtooth violet is not a violet at all but a lily family member.
- The common name refers to the tooth-shaped bulb that resembles a canine tooth.
- The mottled brown-and-green leaves are as ornamental as the nodding flowers themselves.
- It can take 4-7 years for a seed to produce a flowering-size bulb.
- Ants disperse the seeds by carrying them to their nests for the attached fatty elaiosome.
Color meanings
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Patience
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Beauty in solitude
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Modesty