Property News · February 11, 2017

Plant of the week: winter aconite


These tiny tuberous perennials create a wash of egg-yolk yellowWhat is it? Whether the ground is sodden and soft or encrusted with snow and ice, flowers of winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) burst out just when the winter garden most needs an injection of colour. From afar, these tiny tuberous perennials create a wash of egg-yolk yellow. They deserve examination up close, too; each buttercup-like flower sits amid green bracts that look like tiny Elizabethan ruffs.Any good varieties? A few, but the tubers are hard to obtain; Avon Bulbs offers pale yellow ‘Schwefelglanz’ and green-striped ‘Grunling’, but why bother when the species is so lovely? Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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