Aletris lutea
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Yellow Colic-root
Nartheciaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | 4 ft tall by 0.5 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Yellow | |
| Fruit Color: | NA | |
| Phenology: | Winter dormant. Blooms in spring. | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Moist wildflower garden. As it is tall and thin, it's best planted as a group toward the rear of other plants. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed. If you manage to establish a patch, potentially vegetatively through division of the bulbs. This species is rarely, if ever, cultivated and its specific propagation requirements are not well known. It has a reputation for being difficult to grow. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Likely acidic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Pollinated by bumblebees and beeflies. | |
| Native Habitats: | Open seepage areas, flatwoods, moist ditches. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures