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Erythronium

NOUN
  1. perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily

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  • Erythronium dens-canis is the true dog's tooth violet, the name comes from the shape of the corm, and has rose coloured flowers on 10 cm stems and purple marked leaves.
  • Although light shade is usually recommended for erythroniums, the nurseryman had found ‘Pagoda’ to do well in brighter conditions and he advised an open, sunny spot.
  • The red martagon grows abundantly on our plains; the dog's tooth violet, _Erythronium_, with its spotted leaves and bending yellow blossom, delicately dashed with crimson spots within, and marked with fine purple lines on the outer part of the petal, proves a great attraction in our woods, where these plants increase: they form a beautiful bed; the leaves come up singly, one from each separate tuber. The Backwoods of Canada Being Letters From The Wife of an Emigrant Officer, Illustrative of the Domestic Economy of British America
  • Erythronium dens-canis is the true dog's tooth violet, the name comes from the shape of the corm, and has rose coloured flowers on 10 cm stems and purple marked leaves.
  • People who are sensitive to alstroemeria often have an allergic reaction to other plants, particularly the climbing plant bomarea; dioscorea hispida (intoxicating yam); erythronium EHow - Health How To's
  • To add to your tulips and erythroniums, you may consider Fritillaria meliagris, which is a pink-and-white British native.
  • The fritillaria has five or six linear, obtuse leaves, put on irregularly near the bottom of the stem, which is usually terminated by one large bell-shaped flower; but its more beautiful companion, the erythronium, has two radical leaves only, which are large and oval, and shine like glass. Steep Trails
  • Under the trees are clumps of hellebores, erythroniums, and trilliums.
  • You can move erythronium, bluebell and narcissus in the same way. Times, Sunday Times
  • Under the trees are beloved clumps of hellebores, erythroniums, and trilliums.
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