General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 32-36 inches
Leaves: Other: strappy foliage dies back at flowering
Flowers: Showy
Other: 4-5 inch umbell of 20-30 pendent florets
Flower Color: Pink
Other: rose-pink with fuchsia starburst, green eye
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Bulbs
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2021-05-15
Location: Liverpool, England
Date: 2022-05-07
Location: Chelsea Flower show. UK
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: St Louis
Date: 2016-04-30
Location: St Louis
Date: 2016-04-30
Location: St Louis
Date: 2016-04-25
AKA Nectaroscordum tripedale

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