April 16, 2025

Pure joy every spring when these diminutive Trout Lilies (Erythronium americanum) decide to emerge from the soil and reach their short stems skyward.

In preparation to becoming a Virginia Master Naturalist, I took a natural history class in Charlottesville many years ago. That class was incredible in its content. We took many field trips and I saw things I had never seen before, including Trout Lily in bloom. That inspired me to get some to add to my garden.

They are certainly beautiful flowers but, oh so tiny! Two leaves and a stem reaching up to no more than six inches. Not quite small enough for a doll house though.

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