Bulbs: Eythronium, anyone has experience with it ?, 1 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
Hi bonitin, I have Erythronium 'Pagoda' which I bought growing in a pot. It had made 3 bulbs, which I separated and planted at the outer edge of the Horse Chestnut tree, facing east at the bottom of a bank. It did take a few years to flower again, it sometimes doesn't even make a show until established, two of them have grown well now, the other I think was still there last year but I didn't see it this year. They have multiplied again.

The leaves do stay for a while but not that long, I have mine amongst a succulent which I'm trying to remember the name of (it is know by two names, long ones!), it has drooping heads of small yellow flowers and some leaves remain overwinter, growing more after the Erythronium dies back. behind that on the bank I have Anemone blanda, which flowers at the same time.

I put in E. japonicum and I think White Beauty last spring, between some roses which get some shade, they didn't make an appearance but hopefully will next year.

This pic shows them this year on 14th April, they didn't show mottling like they did last year, perhaps it was the cold weather! Behind there is Lily of the Valley newly shooting, and Omphallodes in flower with blue flowers, some of the Anemone blanda can be seen, and the succulent around the Erythronium. The gap in between has Tricyrtis hirta which grows later.