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Habitat: |
medium moisture; full sun or partial shade |
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Plant Height: |
to 15 cm |
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Flower Color: |
purple; white; purple and white stripped; depends on cultivator |
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Flower: |
anthers and style colorful, typically orange; whorls of 3 sepals and 3 petals giving appearance of 6 petals |
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Inflorescence: |
single, terminal flower |
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Fruit: |
capsule |
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Leaves: |
basal; linear; often with whitish stripe down center |
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Bloom Time: |
March-April |
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Origins: |
non-native |
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Other: |
popular early bloomer has escaped cultivation; flowers close at night and open with the sun rise; several different cultivators and colors | |