| Division: | Div. 4: Darwin Hybrid |
| Registrant: | D.W. Lefeber & Co. |
| Year Registered: | 12/31/1951 |
| Country of Origin: | the Netherlands |
| Spring Bloom Season: | Early-Mid |
| Special Classifications: | Single-flowered Good Forcer Historic |
| Notes: | AM-KAVB 1963, FCC-RHS 1954 |
| Awards: | KAVB - AM - Award of Merit RHS - FCC - First Class Certificate |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Plant Height: | 18 - 20 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 6 - 9 inches |
| Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Red Other: Vivid cherry to signal red |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Provides winter interest Cut Flower |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Takes about 6 years from seed to flower. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets Bulbs |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots Preferred depth: shoulder at soil level - for forcing |
| Parentage: | unknown |
| Child plants: | 11 child plants |
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