When do trout lilies bloom?

Answer 1

The bulbous perennial known as the trout lily (AKA dog's tooth violet et al), "Erythronium" is found in a wide range of habitats from deciduous woodlands to open mountain meadows in North America, Europe, and Asia, a living tribute to its innate hardiness. While the Japanese call it "katakuri" and process the bulbs to make an edible starch, the bulb itself is edible as a root vegetable, cooked or dried, and the leaves can be cooked as a leaf vegetable. They are tasty! Also widely utilized ornamentally- and available in 20-30 species/colors- these delicately-stemmed beauties flower in the springtime. Some species are best scattered by seed during the autumn, while others are best propagated by the splitting of existing bulbs. Some species even propagate vegetatively. Over time, they will spread out to make an excellent ground cover.