Dog tooth violet

Erythronium japonicum

Dainty flowers in early spring, blooms with wild purple. Spring ephemeral

Flower name
Dog tooth violet
Scientific name
Erythronium japonicum
Aliasカタカゴ, 片栗, 堅香子, Dog tooth violet, エリスロニウム, かたくり, katakuri
Place of originJapan
Place of floweringFields and footpaths
Flowering seasonMarch, April

What is Dog tooth violet

Dogtooth violet, scientific name: Erythronium japonicum, native to Japan and is a hardy bulbous plant of the erythronium genus , the liliaceae department. Spring lilac to deep purple 6 valve flowers bloom in the drop-down. Boiled leaves and flowers, bulbs (bulbs) and eaten as a vegetable. Call harvested the starch from the bulb, but now was taken from potato starch flour and potato starch. Blooms in the garden variety yellow purple flowers grow wild in the wild, but "yellow flower Erythronium 'Pagoda' and a white flower blooms Dogtooth violet petal 'white beauty' there.

Common name: Dogtooth violet, scientific name: Erythronium japonicum, also known as: catacago , dog tooth violet ,origin: Japan, height: 10-30 cm, flowering period: mid March-April, flower color: peach (and yellow and white), flower diameter: 4-5 cm the plant uses: parks, planted garden, cooking vegetables: boiled, Tempura