Characteristics
A bulb plant. It grows 20 cm high. Bulbs can be 15 mm across.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.25
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It can grow up to 2,200 m above sea level in Turkey. It can be in rocky places and in pine and oak forests. It can grow in a range of well-drained soils. It needs to be in a sunny position. It can be in dry or moist soils. It suits hardiness zone 8.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
|
| Soil acidity |
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The bulb is eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. The flowers are eaten raw used as a garnish in salads.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown by seeds or division.
| Mode |
-
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 365
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
10
|
| Germination luminosity |
light
|
| Germination treatment |
stratification
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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