Trout Lily 'Pagoda'

Lovely soft lemon-yellow flowers, reminiscent of turk's cap lillies. The beautifully bronze-marbled leaves are also highly ornamental. Bl...Read Moreooms with mid-late daffodils---last spring they looked fantastic with Narcissus 'Thalia'.

Best in deciduous shade. I plant the bulbs with the pointed end about an inch deep.

This cultivar is a hybrid between two rare western species---E. tuolumense x E. revolutum. It performs better in east coast gardens than our common native E. americanum.

Widely and inexpensively available from mail order dealers in fall bulbs. Order in September, and plant immediately on receipt---these dry out quickly.

Grows in western Massachusetts when the trout and shad begin to run.

This plant has many common names: Avalanche Lily, Fawn Lily, Glacier Lily, Trout Lily. It prefers somewhat shady conditions and rich, w...Read Moreell-drained soil. Flowers bloom in early spring. It does not reproduce quickly (but does so with offshoots). Plant in autumn about 5" deep. In northern climates, mulch it, too.

This is a lovely bulbous plant for light or dappled shade. Not only does it have elegant spikes carrying up to ten pendant yellow flowers...Read More, but it also has large, glossy rather mottled leaves.