Erythronium growing guide

Erythronium

Botanical Name: Erythronium revolutum ('Rose Beauty')
Family: Liliaceae
Plant Type: Woodland bulb
Size (HxW): 20—30cm x 10cm
Depth: Plant bulbs in a permanent shaded position where they can be left undisturbed to naturalise — Erythronium resents being moved once settled.
Soil: Cool, moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil. Incorporate leaf mould or well-rotted compost before planting.
Aspect: Filtered light/shade — a true woodland plant. Avoid hot, exposed, full-sun positions.
Climate: Cool to Temperate
Frost: Hard (fully frost hardy)
Water: Keep soil moist during active growth and avoid letting it dry out completely, even while dormant over summer.
Fertiliser: Top-dress annually with leaf mould, compost or well-rotted organic matter in autumn; a light low-nitrogen bulb fertiliser as growth emerges supports strong flowering.
Flowering Time: Spring
After Flower Care: Leave foliage to die back naturally after flowering to replenish the bulb — do not cut it back green. Leave clumps undisturbed for several years to allow colonies to form.
Notes: Also known as Dog's Tooth Violet, Trout Lily, Fawn Lily or Adder's Tongue. Up to four pendent, recurved rose-pink flowers per stem, each with a golden heart, above purple-mottled foliage. The most common cause of failure is too much sun or letting the soil dry out/bake. Watch for slugs/snails on emerging foliage and bulb rot in poorly drained soil.

Erythronium