This plant blooms profusely in the dead of winter, offering beautiful scenes as yellow corollas bloom on snow-covered ground. Perennial, it can remain in place for many years.
Material: organic manure
spade claw rake transplanter sieve watering can
Tip: To get the maximum number of flowers on the eranthis, leave them in place for several years. You will only pull them out when the clump has grown too large. The Eranthis offer a pretty winter flowering.
Good to know: Eranthis are quite easy to grow. However, preferably place them in a slightly shaded situation in summer.
Prepare and fertilize the land
Prepare the soil to receive the Eranthi tubers by plowing about twenty centimeters deep. Remove weed roots and larger stones. Incorporate a very well-decomposed organic manure.
Scratch and level the ground
Make several scratches crossing them, so as to finely crumble the soil to a depth of ten centimeters and to mix the organic manure with the original soil. Take advantage of this operation to level the ground with a rake.
Distribute the healthy tubers
The tubers must be in good condition, sound and firm. If they are dry, soak them for a day in water to make them swell. Let them drip off. Distribute them over the bed, spacing them about 25 cm apart, without putting them in line.
Plant the Eranthis
The establishment is done by burying the tubers of 2 or 3 cm. Use the transplanter to make the planting holes. Then cover them with finely sifted earth. Finish your planting with copious watering, even if the soil is moist.
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