Erythronium californicum
Fawn Lily
Dogtooth violets are small, slow-spreading, woodland or alpine plants that are easy to grow as long as they are in a shaded, damp site. They have pairs of oval leaves, and pendant starry flowers that have recurved petals. The lightly fragrant flowers of 'Fawn Lily' are creamy-white, with red-brown markings in the throat. The leaves are mottled
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Partial shade
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Frequent watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Fawn Lily
Latin name
Erythronium californicum
type
Bulbous perennials
family
Liliaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.20 M
0.30 M
Erythronium californicum
Dogtooth violets are small, slow-spreading, woodland or alpine plants that are easy to grow as long as they are in a shaded, damp site. They have pairs of oval leaves, and pendant starry flowers that have recurved petals. The lightly fragrant flowers of 'Fawn Lily' are creamy-white, with red-brown markings in the throat. The leaves are mottled
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Dogtooth violets flowers from early to mid Spring
Propagating by seed
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Collect the seeds of Dogtooth violets and dry them, then sow in Autumn. It will take 3 years plus before the plants will flower
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Plant in a dappled- shady site, in free-draining soil. Once planted, water well to settle the soil around the plants. Plant 15 cms. apart, in drifts, for best effect.
Propagating by division
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Dogtooth violets will multiply by themselves, but slowly! They will multiply better if the dead flowers are removed to stop seed-formation.
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