
Winter Aconite
- Botanical Name
- Eranthis hyemalis
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 7
- Height
- 3 to 6 inches
- Width
- 3 to 6 inches
- Flowers
- March to April: bright yellow
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- If purchased tubers are dry and shriveled when purchasing, soak tubers overnight to rehydrate before planting
- Set tubers 1 to 3 inches apart
- Plant tubers 2 to 3 inches deep, shallower in heavier soils
- Will reproduce and spread rapidly to form large colonies when grown in the prefered conditions
- Good for naturalizing in the lawn
- Needs consistent moisture throughout the year
- Problems
- None serious
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