Bulbs, Perennials > Barnardia > Barnardia japonica > Barnardia japonica
Barnardia japonica
Origin: Widely distributed throughout eastern Asia and Russia including Taiwan, Japan ( including the Ryukyu Islands), and Korea. Found extensively throughout China in the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan.
Mike's
Opinion
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A small, late season flowering bulb that were it to flower in the spring with such bulbous competition I would not give it ground. However, in late August when it flowers for us the pale mauve blooms are a welcome and interesting addition at that time of year.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Asparagaceae |
| Genus |
| Barnardia |
| Species |
| japonica |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| Synonyms |
| Scilla scilloides |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 1-6a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6-7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Height |
| 30-40 cm |
| Spread |
| 5 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A bulbous plant, with the bulb being ovoid to globose in shape and covered in a blackish-brown tunic. |
| Cultivation |
| Easily cultivated in part-shade to full sun in average garden soils. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| None of note. |
| Habitat |
| From sea level to elevations of 2600 m in forest edges, hillside meadows and open slopes to grassy areas. |
| Leaf Description |
| 4-5 linear, smooth, soft leaves, typically15-30 cm in length. |
| Flower Description |
| Many, rose purple, pink to white flowers on a scape that is longer than the leaves. |
| Fruit Description |
| I-3 seeds are found in a subobovoid capsule that is 3-6 mm long and 2-4 mm wide. Fruit is usually formed in October to November. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| By bulblet division or seed. It, in desirable habitats will self-seed quite easily. |
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