Erythronium revolutum 'Knightshayes'
(American Trout Lily 'Knightshayes')
Family - Liliaceae
Category - Bulb
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 25cm
Width - 15cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A low-growing, bulbous Perennial with a clump-forming habit. Mid-green, oblong to Elliptic Basal Leaves have wavy, undulating margins and attractive brown and white mottling. Nodding, star-shaped flowers have reflexed petals and are a shade of violet-pink. Each Bloom has a central cluster of golden yellow stamens. The flowers are held singly on upright stems and are produced in mid-spring. Attractive to pollinating insects. Named after Knightshayes garden in Devon.
Additional common name - Mahogany Trout Lily 'Knightshayes'
Synonym - Erythronium oregonum 'Knightshayes'
Flower:
Nodding, violet-pink, star-shaped flowers have reflexed petals and prominent, golden-yellow stamens. The flowers are held singly on upright stems and are produced in April.
Flower colour: Violet-pink
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: April
Foliage:
Glossy, mid-green leaves are oblong to Elliptic in shape and have undulating margins. The leaves are marked with attractive brown and white mottling. The leaves are held at the base of the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oblong to elliptic
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade to shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.