B. ‘Blutschnee’

Hybridized by Paul Weinzerl from Heiligenkrezerstrasse 31, 2392 Gruberau, Austria. Applied for on November 27, 2025 and approved on February 4, 2026.

This cold-hardy tuberous cultivar was developed and first bloomed in 2021 by articifical hybridiza-tion. It's ca. 50 cm tall and ca. 40 cm wide when mature. The reddish green stipules are ca. 10 × 5 mm and the reddish green petiole is 5-10 cm long.

The palmate leaf blade is 15-20 × 10-15 cm with a cordate base that sometimes has slightly overlapped lobes, a dentate and ciliate margin, and an acumi-nate apex. The upper leaf surface is silver with a narrow dark olive margin. The lower leaf surface is maroon. The pink flowers are few on a 12-15 cm long reddish green peduncle from late summer to fall. In German Blutschnee means blood snow.

• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Rhizomatous - upright jointed
• Origin: Europe, Austria
• Originator: Paul Weinzerl
• Date of Origin: 2026