Erythronium umbilicatum
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Dimpled Troutlily
Liliaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | 0.25 - 0.5 ft tall by 0.5 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | Yellow | |
Fruit Color: | NA | |
Phenology: | Winter dormant | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Early spring wildflower. Can be planted as a seasonal groundcover in a shady location. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Separation of clusters of bulbs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Friends, Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Acidic |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
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Insects: | Supports early pollinators, especially bees (https://gnps.org/plants/dimpled-trout-lily-erythronium-umbilicatum/). | |
Native Habitats: | Swamps, floodplains, wet flatwoods, bogs, savannas. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | This species has a cold requirement. It cannot be grown successfully much south of its native range. |