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Buy Clintonia umbellulata

Also Known As

Speckled Wood Lily
White Bluebeard Lily
White Clintonia

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 12"-18"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

4a-9b

3 bulbs ($8.35 ea) | $25

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4989 at Sunshine Farm and Gardens

7 bulbs ($7.15 ea) | $50

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4986 at Sunshine Farm and Gardens

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Clintonia umbellulata plant details

Clintonia umbellulata is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge followed by blue fruit. Grows well with mostly shade - shade and even moisture water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Clintonia umbellulata

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: liliaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 18 IN - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring
Uses: bare root shipping available, larger quantity available, summer dormant, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Clintonia umbellulata

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Let's be adults here and resist all of the Monica Lewinski jokes as we break into discussion of "Clintons Lily" Named for DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828 and a Governor of the State of New York), not Wild Bill Clinton (1946-?) and Prez of the US. Really cool, globular black berries follow umbels of bright white flowers on 6" to 16" stems. This species is stoloniferous and will make a tidy little display clump in just a year or two. She prefers a moist, cool root run in humusy rich soil.

By: Sunshine Farm and Gardens

Clintonia umbellulata is an beautiful yet uncommonly-grown species of the North America's eastern hardwood forests forming clumps of 2-4 large, rich green, glossy, tongue-like leaves topped in spring by a flowering stalk 1-2 feet tall with a cluster of pure white flowers speckled in green or purple that are followed by shiny, black, inedible berries. Blooms in mid to late spring with fruit forming in summer.