Oregon Fawn Lily
Erythronium oregonum
Nodding, swept-back white flowers with golden centers rise over mottled leaves in early spring, then vanish by summer. A delicate woodland-and-meadow ephemeral worth the wait. Like other trout lilies, the bulb is a traditional food raw or cooked — but its bulbs have also been suspected of poisoning poultry, so treat this one with more caution than most.
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- CA, OR, WA
Related native plants
More Erythronium species
- Yellow Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)
- White Trout Lily (Erythronium albidum)
- Glacier Lily (Erythronium grandiflorum)
- Pink Fawn Lily (Erythronium revolutum)