Nothoscordum sellowianum

False Yellow Crocus

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Item #: 6448

Zones: 7a to 8b, at least

Dormancy: Summer, Fall

Height: 1" tall

Culture: Sun to Part Sun

Origin: Argentina

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


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(aka: Ipheion sellowianum) This has long been one of our favorite bulbs in the rock garden and one rarely offered for sale. These gems are found in the wild around Buenos Aires...the same area where Rhodophiala bifida grows. Nothoscordum sellowianum makes a small clump of tiny, narrow green leaves, to 1" tall x 6" wide. It starts flowering for us in late January and produces a steady progression of brilliant yellow fragrant flowers until May. Unlike many Nothoscordums, Nothoscordum sellowianum is completely sterile, making propagation quite slow. Each pot contains several small but flowering-sized bulbs.