Scientific Name
Erythronium americanum
Common Name
Trout lily; Fawn lily; Dog-tooth violet
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
.5 to 1 foot
Flower/fruit:
1.5 inch bell-shaped yellow flower on a stalk; the six perianth parts curve backward and are often tinged with purple on the back
Flowering Season:
Early spring
Foliage:
Pair of elliptic leaves 4 to 6 inches long; pale green and mottled with purplish brown
Site:
Moist, well-drained, humus soil; partial shade to shade; rich woods and bottomlands
Comments:
Grows from a corm; young plants often have only one leaf
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