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Glacier Lily in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Erythronium Grandiflorum

 

Glacier Lily

Dogtooth violets are small, slow-spreading, woodland or alpine plants that are easy to grow as long as they are in a shaded, damp site. They have pairs of oval leaves, and pendant starry flowers that have recurved petals. 'Glacier Lily' is native to west North America. It is a large cultivar, with golden flowers

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plant Features
  • Glacier Lily likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Glacier Lily likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

  • Glacier Lily is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Glacier Lily likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Glacier Lily

Latin name

Erythronium Grandiflorum

type

Bulbous perennials

family

Liliaceae

ph

5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Glacier Lily likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Frost

    Glacier Lily is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Glacier Lily likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Glacier Lily likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Glacier Lily is 0.20meters x 0.30meters 0.20 M 0.30 M

Erythronium Grandiflorum

Dogtooth violets are small, slow-spreading, woodland or alpine plants that are easy to grow as long as they are in a shaded, damp site. They have pairs of oval leaves, and pendant starry flowers that have recurved petals. 'Glacier Lily' is native to west North America. It is a large cultivar, with golden flowers


Flowering

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Dogtooth violets flowers from early to mid Spring

 

Propagating by seed

From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn

Collect the seeds of Dogtooth violets and dry them, then sow in Autumn. It will take 3 years plus before the plants will flower

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Plant in a dappled- shady site, in free-draining soil. Once planted, water well to settle the soil around the plants. Plant 15 cms. apart, in drifts, for best effect.

 

Propagating by division

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Dogtooth violets will multiply by themselves, but slowly! They will multiply better if the dead flowers are removed to stop seed-formation.

 
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