Scientific Name:	Erythronium (hybrid cvs.)
Pronunciation:	air-ih-THROE-nee-um
Common Name:	hybrid fawn lily
Family Name:	Liliaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Leaves basal, broad, elliptic, mottled; flowers lily-like.
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Arching, Upright Form: Mounded Texture: Coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Garden origin (mostly E. tuolumnense x E. californicum ) Hardiness Rating: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 C) Exposure: Filtered shade, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate, Summer dry Landscape Uses: Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google. Cultivars shown include E. 'Kondo'.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Summer: Green, Brown, Purple, usually mottled brown or purple Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Oblong Apices: Acute Bases: Cuneate Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Flowers solitary Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): White, Violet, Pink, Yellow, Purple Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown, Green Fruiting Time: Jul, Aug Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Corms

Propagation:	Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map

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