Queen’s Cup
Clintonia uniflora
zones 3-6
30 seeds
Queen's Cup (Clintonia uniflora) also commonly known as Bride's Bonnet or Bead Lily, is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. The specific epithet uniflora means "one-flowered", a characteristic that distinguishes this species from others in the genus Clintonia. The plant is native to the mountains of western North America from California to Alberta growing in the understory of coniferous forests. The flower of the Queen's Cup is white, is about one inch across, and sits at the top of a slender stalk that is 3-8 inches tall. The basal leaves are longer than the flower stalk and are lance-shaped. The plant can have from 2-5 bright green leaves. In early autumn the flower produces a round, iridescent blue berry...a "smurf" berry.
Sow seeds in mid-autumn in prepared garden bed to 1/8th of an inch deep covering with a mixture peat and well-rotted compost. Seeds germinate in the spring after chilling or freezing over the winter. Alternatively, sow seeds in small individual pots and stratify in garage or other cold place over winter. Keep soil moist but not wet. Seeds should sprout in the spring. Set pots out after chance of last frost. Keep out of direct sunlight. When seedlings are 4-5 inches tall, plant out in prepared garden area.
Clintonia uniflora
zones 3-6
30 seeds
Queen's Cup (Clintonia uniflora) also commonly known as Bride's Bonnet or Bead Lily, is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. The specific epithet uniflora means "one-flowered", a characteristic that distinguishes this species from others in the genus Clintonia. The plant is native to the mountains of western North America from California to Alberta growing in the understory of coniferous forests. The flower of the Queen's Cup is white, is about one inch across, and sits at the top of a slender stalk that is 3-8 inches tall. The basal leaves are longer than the flower stalk and are lance-shaped. The plant can have from 2-5 bright green leaves. In early autumn the flower produces a round, iridescent blue berry...a "smurf" berry.
Sow seeds in mid-autumn in prepared garden bed to 1/8th of an inch deep covering with a mixture peat and well-rotted compost. Seeds germinate in the spring after chilling or freezing over the winter. Alternatively, sow seeds in small individual pots and stratify in garage or other cold place over winter. Keep soil moist but not wet. Seeds should sprout in the spring. Set pots out after chance of last frost. Keep out of direct sunlight. When seedlings are 4-5 inches tall, plant out in prepared garden area.
Clintonia uniflora
zones 3-6
30 seeds
Queen's Cup (Clintonia uniflora) also commonly known as Bride's Bonnet or Bead Lily, is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. The specific epithet uniflora means "one-flowered", a characteristic that distinguishes this species from others in the genus Clintonia. The plant is native to the mountains of western North America from California to Alberta growing in the understory of coniferous forests. The flower of the Queen's Cup is white, is about one inch across, and sits at the top of a slender stalk that is 3-8 inches tall. The basal leaves are longer than the flower stalk and are lance-shaped. The plant can have from 2-5 bright green leaves. In early autumn the flower produces a round, iridescent blue berry...a "smurf" berry.
Sow seeds in mid-autumn in prepared garden bed to 1/8th of an inch deep covering with a mixture peat and well-rotted compost. Seeds germinate in the spring after chilling or freezing over the winter. Alternatively, sow seeds in small individual pots and stratify in garage or other cold place over winter. Keep soil moist but not wet. Seeds should sprout in the spring. Set pots out after chance of last frost. Keep out of direct sunlight. When seedlings are 4-5 inches tall, plant out in prepared garden area.