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Leaves are deep green, rounded and diveded into small pinnate lobes forming a ruff just behind the flower.
Flowers are attractive buttercup shape produced in spring and are yellow, they are borne on a single upright spike.
They will self seed profusely once established.
These gardening plants are very good at naturalising in wooded areas or under shrubs and soon form a thick mass of ground cover.
Essential info
Genus: Eranthis
Family: Ranunculaceae
Species: E. hyemalis
Common Names: Winter aconite.
Classification: Perennial tuber.
Height: 8cm (3inches).
Flowering: Late winter.
Where to plant info
These are ideal gardening plants for early flowering displays as they are one of the first plants to flower. They sometimes flower as early as mid to end of winter. So they are just the job for spring flowering borders and beds.
Where: Ideal in woodland gardens and sheltered wildlife gardens. Grow them in large groups for best effect.
They will easily naturalise in wooded areas or under shrubs giving you more plants free for life!
They are very good in patio pots and tubbs.
Site: Grow them in partial shade, they thrive in it!
They will also do well in full sun.
Soil: Any fertile, rich, permanently moist and free draining soil.
If you have heavy clay soil dig in plenty of horticultural grit and well rotted manure to improve drainage and improve the soil structure.
Propagation info
By seed in spring.
Best germination temperature: 70 deg F.
Time from sowing to germination: 6 - 14 weeks.
They will self seed profusely so make the most of this and transplant these self seedlings in to pots and grow on unitil they are big enough to be planted out.
By division in spring.
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