Pink Fawn-Lily

Erythronium revolutum

Three pink nodding flowers with mottled lance shaped basal leaves

Photo Credit: Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Plant Description

An elegant perennial lily with nodding pink flowers reminiscent of fairy skirts. Paired, green basal leaves mottled with patches of paler green, brown or white. Forms drifts of pink flowers in spring.

Plant Details

Life Forms	Forb
Habitats	Farm fields Meadows Prairies Riparian forests
Soil and Moisture Conditions	Moist to wet Nutrient rich soil Well drained
Special Uses	Blooms April Blooms February-March Blooms May Flowers pink
Shade Preference	Full shade Full sun Part shade
Mature Height	6-20 in