| Division: | Division 13 - Species (Botanical and Wild Variant) |
| Color: Perianth (Petals): | Yellow |
| Color: Corona (Cups): | Yellow |
| Description: | All yellow usually w/ multiple flowers/stem. Petals are pointed w/ blunt terminations, cup < half segments in length. |
| Bloom season: | Spring |
| Height classification: | Dwarf (to 12.8") |
| Hybridizer: | n/a |
| Year of registration: | n/a |
| Origin of name: | Belonging to Ignacio Jordan Claudio de Asso y del Río (1742 - 1814); a naturalist, jurist and historian from Zaragosa, Spain |
| Awards: | First Class Certificate |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: lemony |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Suitable Locations: | Alpine Gardening |
| Uses: | Provides winter interest Erosion control Groundcover Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Gophers/Voles Rabbit Resistant Squirrels |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets Bulbs |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
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