White Beauty california fawnlily
Erythronium californicum 'White Beauty'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 inches tall8 to 12 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White/cream
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'White Beauty' California fawnlily (Erythronium californicum 'White Beauty') is a perennial for borders and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and dry to moist soil of most types. Clusters of white flowers with yellow centers rise over green-mottled leaves in early to late spring, and bees visit them. It goes dormant before summer, so plant it near late-emerging perennials like hostas. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.
Pairs well with Humpback Whale hosta, Pacific bleeding heart, and Autumn crocus.