| Division: | Division 13 - Species (Botanical and Wild Variant) |
| Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
| Color: Corona (Cups): | Yellow |
| Description: | 4 to 7 flowers / stem; yellow cup fronting white petals - good for forcing and southern US gardens. Seed and pollen fertile. |
| Bloom season: | ML - Mid to Late Spring |
| Height classification: | Dwarf (to 12.8") |
| Special Classes: | RHS Historics List ADS Historics Miniatures List |
| Hybridizer: | Barr and Sons |
| Year of registration: | pre 1915 |
| Country of Origin: | England |
| 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: Sweetly scented |
| Flower Color: | Bi-Color: White and yellow |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Other: Forcible (like a paperwhite) |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Provides winter interest Erosion control 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: | 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 |
| jmorth | From March 19, 2016 to April 1, 2016 | Bloomed moved upstairs |
| jmorth | On March 17, 2016 | Miscellaneous Event Out of cold period... |
| jmorth | On December 7, 2015 | Obtained plant From Brent and Becky's. To force. |
| jmorth | On December 7, 2015 | Potted up and thence, enters cold period |
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