Clintonia umbellulata
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- klin-TOH-nee-ah um-bel-lew-LAH-tuh
- Description
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This plant is a perennial forb that comes with its own bouquet of white flowers. This plant likes a rich, moist wooded area (often near oaks), and dry ridges and slopes. Clinton's Lily and C. borealis sometimes grow in the same area, but Clinton's Lily is usually found at lower elevations. Its white flowers sometimes have a kiss of pink along its edges. These little flowers are like little disco balls for a wooded area and bloom from late spring into early summer. They indeed will have the wildlife flocking to your wooded area to see the delicate bouquet of sheer exquisite beauty that is found in this plant. This plant attracts pollinators to be a part of its party, and one can understand by looking closer and seeing the delicate detail that can be found in this plant. Your wooded area will have a party that all will want to come too. This plant is more heat and drought tolerant than C. borealis.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Clintonia
- Species:
- umbellulata
- Family:
- Liliaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Eastern U.S.A
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Wildflower
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- NC Region:
- Mountains
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Blue
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Berry
- Fruit Description:
- This plant has an umbel of dark blue to blackberries. Fruit is available August-October.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Umbel
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- This plant has umbels of 5-30 small, white flowers (sometimes edged in pink) on 8-18 in. almost-leafless stem. They are often speckled with purple. Flowers bloom May-June.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Description:
- This plant has 2-5 basal, elliptical leaves. They have hairs along the margins and midrib.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Pollinators
- Songbirds