Trout Lily
June 9th, 2014
It deserves a better name, don't you think?
This close-up makes it look huge, but it's actually a delicate miniature lily, one of the first wildflowers to appear in spring. It soaks up the sun before the tree leaves above have unfurled and cast it into shade. Trout lilies grow in often dense colonies in rich woods--but I've never caught more than a few of them blooming at the same time. So I look for the leaves first (green and mottled brown), and then I search for a flower.
June 9th, 2014
It deserves a better name, don't you think?
This close-up makes it look huge, but it's actually a delicate miniature lily, one of the first wildflowers to appear in spring. It soaks up the sun before the tree leaves above have unfurled and cast it into shade. Trout lilies grow in often dense colonies in rich woods--but I've never caught more than a few of them blooming at the same time. So I look for the leaves first (green and mottled brown), and then I search for a flower.
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dagibbs
June 9th, 2014 at 11:27 am
They are pretty. We see them pretty often when we're out hiking in/out from early season climbing.
con_girl
June 9th, 2014 at 11:51 am
Sadly, none of the ones I bought survived transplanting. I love them.
Mike
June 9th, 2014 at 3:28 pm
Nice shot! I think the "trout" refers to the pattern on the leaves resembling trout skin.
ilanikhan
June 10th, 2014 at 10:05 am
My family have always called them May flowers or dog-tooth lilies.