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A pale pink flowered species. It is said to be rather tender, and this winter has become rather trying so it may
run into trouble. A rare species from Corsica and Sardinia, it has more pink pigment in the outer tepals than any of the other species but the colour is certainly not unique and calling it 'pink flowered' smacks of enthusiasm rather than objectivity. Jack Elliott said in 'The Plantsman': "Native of rocky or sandy places in Corsica and Sardinia. This is a most attractive dainty plant for the cold greenhouse or frame, easily raised from seed which it sets regularly. Bulb increase seems to be better when the pots are not allowed to become too dry during the dormant season." iNaturalist says: "Acis rosea, known as the rose snowflake, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Corsica and Sardinia. Unlike most members of the genus Acis, it has pink rather than white flowers. It is grown as an ornamental plant but requires protection from frost. Acis rosea was first described in 1804 by F. Martin, as Leucojum roseum. In 1829, Robert Sweet transferred it to Acis. However, Acis was not accepted by most botanists, who continued to use a broadly circumscribed Leucojum. Acis was reinstated in 2004, after it was determined on morphological and molecular grounds that the broadly defined genus Leucojum was paraphyletic." The Pacific Bulb Society say: |
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