Yellow Trout Lily, Yellow Dog's Tooth Violet, Yellow Adder’s Tongue, Yellow Fawn Lily
Erythronium americanum (Yellow Trout Lily) is a charming perennial boasting nodding, lily-shaped, bright yellow flowers, one per stem, in mid-spring. Each blossom features elegantly reflexed petals, often brushed with purple on the outside, and brownish-yellow anthers. They rise well above the basal foliage of elliptic leaves, softly marbled with purple and bronze. Lovely in groups under deciduous trees, in rock gardens, or near ponds and streams where it will happily multiply. This is a spring ephemeral whose foliage disappears by late spring as the plant goes dormant.
| Hardiness |
3 - 9 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
2 - 9 |
| Plant Type | Bulbs, Perennials |
| Plant Family | Liliaceae |
| Genus | Erythronium |
| Common names | Yellow Trout Lily, Trout Lily |
| Exposure | Partial Sun, Shade |
| Season of Interest | Spring (Mid) |
| Height | 4" - 6" (10cm - 15cm) |
| Spread | 4" - 6" (10cm - 15cm) |
| Spacing | 4" - 5" (10cm - 13cm) |
| Depth | 2" - 3" (5cm - 8cm) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Showy |
| Native Plants | United States, Northeast, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Minnesota, Midwest, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Southeast, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky |
| Tolerance | Full Shade |
| Attracts | Bees |
| Garden Uses | Ponds And Streams, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs |
| Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow, Informal and Cottage, Gravel and Rock Garden |
| Hardiness |
3 - 9 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
2 - 9 |
| Plant Type | Bulbs, Perennials |
| Plant Family | Liliaceae |
| Genus | Erythronium |
| Common names | Yellow Trout Lily, Trout Lily |
| Exposure | Partial Sun, Shade |
| Season of Interest | Spring (Mid) |
| Height | 4" - 6" (10cm - 15cm) |
| Spread | 4" - 6" (10cm - 15cm) |
| Spacing | 4" - 5" (10cm - 13cm) |
| Depth | 2" - 3" (5cm - 8cm) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Showy |
| Native Plants | United States, Northeast, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Minnesota, Midwest, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Southeast, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky |
| Tolerance | Full Shade |
| Attracts | Bees |
| Garden Uses | Ponds And Streams, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs |
| Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow, Informal and Cottage, Gravel and Rock Garden |
How many Erythronium americanum (Yellow Trout Lily) do I need for my garden?
| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Erythronium americanum (Yellow Trout Lily) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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