69. White Fawn Lily

The white fawn lilies congregate in  moist, well drained soils; going for dappled sunlight (or is it dappled shade?)  Erythronium oregonum glow and offer a counterpoint to the shooting stars that come up just a bit later in the waves of colour that sweep Leaning Oaks in the spring.   The deer are very good at nipping off the buds; which reminds me of a line I overheard in a nursery; "I want to grow native plants so that the deer won't eat them". Huh? 

The overlooked part of the  lily is the patterns on the basal, lanceolate pair of leaves. They are a bit like the distinctive patterns on a giraffe; if lilies migrated, you could track individuals. 

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