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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Plant Height: 8 - 12 inches
Plant Spread: 4 - 6 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Other: Leaves can be cooked as a leaf vegetable.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Vegetable
Eating Methods: Cooked
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Fawn Lily

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr gardens, Yorkshire, England UK 
Date: 2021-05-10
Erythronium 'Harvington Snowgoose'
Location: RHS Harlow Carr gardens, Yorkshire, England UK 
Date: 2021-05-10
Erythronium 'Harvington Snowgoose'
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-05-04
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-05-10
Location: RHS Harlow Carr gardens, Yorkshire, England UK 
Date: 2019-04-13
Erythronium 'Harvington Snowgoose'
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-05-04

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