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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 1-2 feet
Plant Spread: 1 foot
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Lavender
Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Corm
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Culinary Herb
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Toxicity: Other: sap can cause skin irritation
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Propagation: Other methods: Bulbs
Corms
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Preferred depth: needs depth for long roots

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Common names
  • Forktooth Ookow
  • Ookow
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dichelostemma congestum
  • Synonym: Dichelostemma pulchellum

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Location: My Garden - Delphi, Indiana

photo credit: Dinkum
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-05-27

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
Uploaded by xeronema
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-04-24
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-04-24
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-12-03
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Dec 5, 2011 3:18 AM concerning plant:
    Heirloom 1806. Meadow plant. Silver dollar sized flower.

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