{"id":7940,"date":"2025-12-06T22:25:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T22:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T22:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T22:25:49","slug":"lily-trout","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/","title":{"rendered":"Lily Trout"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n
\n

Lily – Trout<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

\n\"content_img.5474.img.bmp\" \"content_img.5475.img.gif\"<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

(Erythronium americanum & albidum<\/em>)\n<\/p>\n

Common names<\/span><\/b>: <\/span>Fawn Lily or White Fawn lily, Trout Lily, Dog’s-tooth Violet, Adder’s-tongue.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Spring flowering herbaceous plant \/ perennial<\/span>. <\/span>
<\/span>Filtered light. <\/span> <\/span>Slow spreader.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Habit: <\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Earliest-blooming member of the lily family.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Gets it name from the speckled leaves that resemble the speckled skin of a trout.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Plant has basal leaves only that can reach 8 inches in length, 1.5 inches wide.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

There are always two leaves which are entire, shinny and molted with dark splotches. The flowers have 6 regular parts (3 petals and 3 <\/p>\n

sepals<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

) and are up to 2 inches wide.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Color is yellow with reddish brown streaks sometimes white. <\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Blooms first appear in late winter and continue into early spring. <\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The yellow flowers are streaked with reddish lines. <\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The flower opens each morning and closes each night, during the middle of a bright day the petals open so far that they are all curved backwards.\n<\/p>\n

Culture:<\/strong> <\/strong> <\/span><\/span>Grows best in moist deciduous woodland environment with filtered light in the spring. <\/span>The small plants prefer <\/span>humus-rich soil. Needs shade so that the bulbs do not overheat or dry out. <\/span>Blooms February through March. <\/span> <\/span><\/span>Pollinated by ants. <\/span>After a seed is planted it produces just one leaf in the first 6 years, then 2 leaves, a scape (stem) and a flower in the 7th<\/sup> year. <\/span> <\/span>Only plants that have two leaves will flower. <\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Uses:<\/b> <\/span>Grown as ornamental plants<\/span> with numerous hybrids<\/span> and cultivars<\/span> selected for garden use. <\/span> <\/span>The bulb<\/span> is edible as a root vegetable<\/span>, cooked or dried, and can be ground into flour<\/span>. The leaves can also be cooked as a leaf vegetable<\/span>. <\/span>In Japan<\/span>, the bulb is processed to produce starch<\/span>, which is used for food and other purposes. <\/span>Also, the leaves are brewed as a tea said to relieve stomach pains.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note<\/font><\/span><\/b>: <\/span>Rare plant that is only visible in the spring. <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on this unusual plant, check with the people at the Heard Museum in McKinney, Texas. <\/span><\/font><\/font>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
<\/b>1 Nature Place<\/span><\/span>
<\/b>McKinney, TX 75069<\/span><\/span>
Monday to Saturday 9:00 am to 5 pm
Sunday 1:00 pm to 5 pm
(<\/b>972) 562- 5566<\/span><\/span>
www.heardmuseum.org<\/font><\/a>
\n<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/body><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"dirtdoctor-library":[],"class_list":["post-7940","library","type-library","status-publish","hentry","category-d","no-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLily Trout - The Dirt Doctor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lily Trout - The Dirt Doctor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lily – Trout (Erythronium americanum & albidum) Common names: Fawn Lily or White Fawn lily, Trout Lily, Dog’s-tooth Violet, Adder’s-tongue. Spring flowering herbaceous plant \/ perennial. Filtered light. Slow spreader. Habit: Earliest-blooming member of the lily family. Gets it name from the speckled leaves that resemble the speckled skin of a trout. Plant has basal leaves only that can reach…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Dirt Doctor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedirtdoctor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/content_img.5474.img.bmp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@HowardGarrett\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/\",\"name\":\"Lily Trout - The Dirt Doctor\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/content_img.5474.img.bmp\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-06T22:25:49+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/content_img.5474.img.bmp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/content_img.5474.img.bmp\",\"width\":200,\"height\":258},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Library topics\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Lily Trout\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/\",\"name\":\"The Dirt Doctor\",\"description\":\"Natural Organic Gardening & Living\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Dirt Doctor\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dirt-Doctor-LOGO.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dirt-Doctor-LOGO.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":237,\"caption\":\"The Dirt Doctor\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedirtdoctor\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/HowardGarrett\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedirtdoctor?ref=badge\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/dirtdoctortv\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lily Trout - The Dirt Doctor","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lily Trout - The Dirt Doctor","og_description":"Lily – Trout (Erythronium americanum & albidum) Common names: Fawn Lily or White Fawn lily, Trout Lily, Dog’s-tooth Violet, Adder’s-tongue. Spring flowering herbaceous plant \/ perennial. Filtered light. Slow spreader. Habit: Earliest-blooming member of the lily family. Gets it name from the speckled leaves that resemble the speckled skin of a trout. Plant has basal leaves only that can reach…","og_url":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/","og_site_name":"The Dirt Doctor","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedirtdoctor","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/content_img.5474.img.bmp","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@HowardGarrett","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/","url":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/","name":"Lily Trout - The Dirt Doctor","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/content_img.5474.img.bmp","datePublished":"2025-12-06T22:25:49+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/content_img.5474.img.bmp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/content_img.5474.img.bmp","width":200,"height":258},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/lily-trout\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Library topics","item":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/library\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Lily Trout"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/","name":"The Dirt Doctor","description":"Natural Organic Gardening & Living","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#organization","name":"The Dirt Doctor","url":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dirt-Doctor-LOGO.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dirt-Doctor-LOGO.png","width":500,"height":237,"caption":"The Dirt Doctor"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedirtdoctor","https:\/\/x.com\/HowardGarrett","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedirtdoctor?ref=badge","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/dirtdoctortv"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library\/7940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/library"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library\/7940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7943,"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library\/7940\/revisions\/7943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7940"},{"taxonomy":"dirtdoctor-library","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandonspaldingstaging.com\/DirtDr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dirtdoctor-library?post=7940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}