General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8a
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 2-6 inches
Leaves: Other: Leaves can be cooked as a leaf vegetable.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Mauve
Pink
Purple
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Vegetable
Cut Flower
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Bulbs
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Fawn Lily
  • Trout Lily
  • Katakuri
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Erythronium japonicum
  • Synonym: Erythronium dens-canis var. japonicum

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Uploaded by boojum
Uploaded by boojum
Location: Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Date: 2013-03-30
Photo courtesy of: tmizo
Location: Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Photo courtesy of: tmizo

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Photo courtesy of: tmizo
Location: Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Photo courtesy of: tmizo

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
  • Uploaded by Joy

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