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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 3 - 6 inches
Plant Spread: 3 - 6 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Spring ephemeral
Other: Leaves can be cooked as a leaf vegetable.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Vegetable
Will Naturalize
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Seeds are hydrophilic
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Offsets

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Common names
  • Yellow Trout Lily
  • Dog-tooth violet
  • Yellow troutlily
  • Yellow Dog Tooth Violet
  • Fawn Lily

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