Pink dog tooth
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Pink dog tooth ( Erythronium revolutum ) |
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The pink dog's tooth ( Erythronium revolutum ) is a species of the lily family (Liliaceae).
features
The pink dog tooth is a perennial, herbaceous bulb plant that reaches heights of 15 to 40 centimeters. There are 1 to 3 flowers . The tepals are 25 to 40 millimeters long, lanceolate to narrowly elliptical, pink and have a yellow band at the base. The inner tepals have auricles at the base. The anthers are yellow. The stamens are flattened and 2 to 3 millimeters wide in the middle. The scar lobes of the style are 4 to 6 millimeters long and bent back.
The flowering period extends from April to May.
Occurrence
The pink dog tooth occurs in western North America from northern California to southwestern British Columbia . The species grows on shady stream banks, on river terraces and in damp forests near the coast at altitudes of 0 to 1000 meters.
use
The pink dog's tooth is rarely used as an ornamental plant for rock gardens and wood edges. The species has been in culture since 1899 at the latest. Hybrid varieties with Erythronium tuolumnense (selection) are mostly cultivated :
- 'Citronella' has lemon yellow flowers.
- 'Pagoda' is a robust, perennial plant with light yellow flowers and a throat with a brown ring.
- 'Jeanine' and 'Miss Jessop' have piebald leaves.
supporting documents
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler - excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 , p. 680-681 .
