How to Use trout lily in a Sentence
trout lily
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In April, the mottled green and brown leaves of the trout lily, start peering through the forest floor.
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Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The leaves do tend to fade off in the summer, but the upside is that trout lilies require very little attention.
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Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
20 Apr. 2026
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Sporting their dazzling, six-petal, nectar-rich yellow flowers as early as mid-February, trout lilies (two species in Georgia) are some of the state’s earliest blooming native wildflowers.
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Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The trail takes visitors along Rottenwood Creek where, at this time of year, thousands of dimpled trout lilies (Erythronium umbilicatum) create bright yellow carpets on the hillsides and stream banks.
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Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the trout lily, Georgia’s spring ephemerals include bloodroot, toothwort, harbinger of spring, wild geranium, blue cohosh, twinleaf, May-apple, Virginia bluebell, celandine poppy, Dutchman’s breeches, spring beauty, wood anemone, windflower, bleeding heart, phacelia and more.
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Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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