Winter Aconite (Eranthis)

Description: An early spring flower that grows up to 30cm in height, native to southern Europe and east across Asia to Japan.

Newest Review: ... but before the crocus. The flowers are short only up to 6 inches /16 cm tall. The aconite is a member of the buttercup ... more

... family and will spread by seed and tubers covering a large amount of ground. They look fantastic in a rock garden or planted naturally in a woodland garden and under the shrubs in my front garden. A pot by the front door would look good covered in these bright flowers. Tubers can be bought in garden centers on and off line; a tuber is an sswollen part of an underground stem or root or root. The aconite is easy to grow grows well in my parents clay soil and do ok on my chalk soil too they grow fine in sun or shade. Membe...more

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Winter Aconite (Eranthis): An early spring flower (494 words)
by - written on 10/01/09 (Very useful, 153 readings)
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It will soon be time to see the small golden blooms of winter aconite/ Eranthis hyemalis in my garden. I grew up seeing a patch of these flowers in a bed just outside my parent's back door. I dug some of their tubers a few years ago and planted in my garden. I am glad I did as not only are these a fantastic bright cheerful spring flower but they remind me of my now deceased parents These plants will flower in February and March, they are a late winter early spring flower and as such really cheer the garden up. These flowers will often be seen peeping up through the snow with snowdrops but before the crocus. The flowers are short only up to 6 inches /16 ... Read the complete review

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