Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Pots/Garden (overwinter indoors)
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Merendera sobolifera
Family: (Colchicaceae)
Tender bulb to 1″. Eastern Europe to Central Asia. Dainty, six-petalled flowers of pale pink to rosy lilac appear in early spring from stout, horizontal, underground stolons. The linear, grey-green leaves appear after flowering and die back during summer dormancy. Best grown in a pot to view at eye level . Sun. 3 & T3, then may need 40º for 2-3 months.