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Liliaceae
Pink Fawn Lily
Erythronium revolutum
Woodland innocence and shy beauty.
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Erythronium
- Native to
- western North America
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- bulbous perennial
- Height
- 15–35 cm
- Sunlight
- part shade
- Soil
- moist, humus-rich, well-drained
- Water
- moderate; dry in summer dormancy
- Hardiness
- 5–9
- Lifespan
- perennial bulb; long-lived
Did you know
- The mottled leaves that look like a fawn's dappled coat give the entire Erythronium genus its 'fawn lily' name.
- The species name 'revolutum' means 'rolled back', describing the strongly reflexed petals.
- Bulbs can take four to seven years to reach flowering size from seed, making wild-harvesting devastating.
- In the Pacific Northwest, it carpets moist forest floors alongside sword ferns and trilliums.
- Ants disperse the seeds by carrying them to their nests for the attached fatty elaiosome, then discarding the seed.
Color meanings
Pink
gentle grace
Lavender
quiet enchantment