Bulbocodium vernum

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Read about Bulbocodium vernum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Bulbocodium vernum, Linn. Fig. 691. Blooms in gardens in earliest spring before the Lvs. appear, the fls. resting nearly on the ground: fls. rosy purple, white-spottea on the interior, 1-3 from each bulb: Lvs. broad and channelled. B.M. 153 (cf. Fig. 691). F.S. 11:1149. Gn. 75, p. 409.—Bulbs should be taken up and divided every 2 or 3 years. Plant in the fall. Usually blooms in advance of the crocus. B. versicolor, Spreng. (B. ruthenicum, Bunge), is a small handsome form. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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