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Erythronium americanum (Trout Lily)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 196365



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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Erythronium
Species: Erythronium americanum
 
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Plant Types edit
  • Herb
  • Perennial
  • Wildflower
Zones / Hardiness edit
  • 3a (to -35 F / -37 C)
  • 3b (to -30 F / -34 C)
  • 4a (to -25 F / -32 C)
  • 4b (to -20 F / -29 C)
  • 5a (to -15 F / -26 C)
  • 5b (to -10 F / -23 C)
  • 6a (to -5 F / -21 C)
  • 6b (to 0 F / -18 C)
  • 7a (to 5 F / -15 C)
  • 7b (to 10 F / -12 C)
  • 8a (to 15 F / -9 C)
  • 8b (to 20 F / -7 C)
  • 9a (to 25 F / -4 C)
  • 9b (to 30 F / -1 C)
Height (Maximum) edit
  • < 6 inches (< 15 cm)
Spread (Maximum) edit
  • < 6 inches (< 15 cm)
Flowering Start edit
  • May
Flowering End edit
  • May
Leaf Colour edit
  • Green - Light
  • Purple
  • Grey
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Suitable For edit
  • Wildlife Garden
  • Woodland Garden
Sun Exposure edit
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Shade
Soil Types edit
  • Moist
  • Rich
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Bloom Colour edit
  • Yellow/Gold
Wildlife Value edit
Propagation Techniques edit
  • Seed
  • Bulbils
Skill Level edit
  • Beginner
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Contributors For This Plant
Netty (13946)
FlowerFreak22 (9625)
  Cayuga Morning (1356)
Frank (2698)


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FlowerFreak22's Garden
tmholding's Garden
 Cayuga Morning's Garden


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FlowerFreak22 (9625) wrote on May 04 2009
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You can tell which ones will flower because they will have two leaves instead of one. The ones with one leaf are sterile.

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  Cayuga Morning (1356) wrote on Aug 01 2011
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A lovely little woodland plant. Unfortunately some critter seems to like the bulbs, but they (the critters) seem to be sated after one or two. After flowering, the foliage is very attractive (a mottled look), but then dies back in my New England garden by mid-summer.

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