Bongardia chrysogonum

A rare bulb with coppery yellow flowers on tall slender stems with very attractive low, grey-green pinnate leaves marked with red more so as they go dormant. Best suited to somewhere sun-baked and dry in the summer. As well as being fully hardy they are also hugely drought resistant and love a hot dry soil. Very special members of the Berberis family with pretty, textured, nut-like tubers.

Planting Instructions

Bongardia chrysogonum bulbs should be planted 4-6" (10-15cm) deep in sharply drained soil in full sun, as it can easily survive drought, but not excessive wet when the the corky, rounded tuber will rot. It grows slowly and can be very long lived.

Plant Details

Flowers April/May
Height 9"(22cm)
Hardy