Erythroniums

Erythronium dens-canis ‘Pink Perfection’ is the first dog tooth violet to bloom in our garden this spring. Dens-canis is the European dog tooth violet, native to the mountainous areas of southern Europe. All the Erythronium species are native to North America except for the dens-canis complex, which is comprised of four species or sub-species; the southern European dens-canis, then as you travel progressively east, E. caucasicum, E. sibericum, and E. japonicum. Some lump them all under dens-canis, but the plants are distinct enough to assign each its own species.
‘Pink Perfection’ is a beautiful named selection of dens-canis with its flowers an indescribably lovely shade of soft pink.