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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: johnw on May 03, 2017, 08:17:15 PM

Title: Which Erythronium dens-canis is this?
Post by: johnw on May 03, 2017, 08:17:15 PM

Need help identifying this multi-petalled E. dens-canis we were given by a friend.

johnw

Title: Re: Which Erythronium dens-canis is this?
Post by: Cfred72 on May 04, 2017, 04:27:09 AM

Good morning, John,

It could be called Erythronium dens-canis 'Moerheimii'. In any case it looks like it.  ;)

Title: Re: Which Erythronium dens-canis is this?
Post by: Maggi Young on May 04, 2017, 12:47:22 PM

I agree with Fred - 'Moerheimii' usually makes those multi-petalled flowers.

Title: Re: Which Erythronium dens-canis is this?
Post by: johnw on May 04, 2017, 12:56:43 PM

Thanks so much Frédéric and Maggi.  There are very few named Erythroniums avaible in North America, perhaps a half dozen old dens-canis varieties and the usual 'White Beauty', 'Pagoda' and 'Kondo'.

john