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Liliaceae
Bead Lily
Clintonia borealis
Woodland mystery and patience.
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Clintonia
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5-1 ft
- Sunlight
- full shade to part shade
- Soil
- moist, acidic, humus-rich
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-7
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Named after DeWitt Clinton, the governor of New York who championed the Erie Canal.
- The common name 'bead lily' comes from the striking metallic blue berries that appear in late summer.
- The berries, while beautiful, are mildly toxic and should not be eaten despite their inviting appearance.
- The large, glossy basal leaves were used by Indigenous peoples as a poultice for burns and infections.
- It can take seven or more years for a plant grown from seed to produce its first flowers.
Color meanings
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patience
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woodland wisdom