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Erythronium revolutum
Also called Pink Fawn Lily, Coast Fawn Lily, Mahogany Fawn Lily
Mahogany fawnlily is a small bulbous woodland wildflower from the west coast of North America, grown for its pink lily flowers and mottled leaves. Its key to success is a shady, moist, humus-rich spot that does not dry out.
Erythronium revolutum is a species of flowering plant in the family Liliaceae which is known by several common names, including mahogany fawn lily, coast fawn lily, and pink fawn lily. It is native to the west coast of North America.
Erythronium revolutum is cultivated as an ornamental plant, for use in traditional and natural gardens. Its combination of attractively patterned leaves and graceful flowers in mid spring make it a desirable plant. The best forms (often called var. johnstonii) have darker, richer pink flowers and well marked foliage. It should be planted in a shady spot (ideally beneath deciduous trees or shrubs) in humus-rich soil that does not dry out and is rather damp in spring. It will naturalise over time by self-seeding, though as seedlings take several years to reach flowering size this can be a slow process.
Erythronium revolutum is native to western North America, from coastal Northern California to British Columbia, including Vancouver Island. It grows in wet areas in forests and along stream banks.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erythronium revolutum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
