About

A showy bulb, reaching 15-60cm, with neat basal foliage. It bears colourful blooms. 'Lady Lamortagne' is valued in garden settings.

About the genus

Eranthis are small tuberous perennials with palmately or pinnately lobed basal leaves and cup-shaped flowers held above a collar of deeply lobed stem leaves

Plant details

Suggested usesBorders, containers

Care notes

CultivationWell-drained soil, sun
PruningAllow foliage to die back
PropagationDivide offsets
Pest resistanceTrouble-free
Disease resistanceRot in wet soil