Daily details from the garden to bring you inspiration throughout the year
The dog’s tooth violet isn’t a violet at all, but a member of the lily family, and closely related to the tulip. Perhaps a couple of its other common names – fawn lily and trout lily – would be more informative, though ‘adder’s tongue’ isn’t particularly useful when trying to ascertain its nearest and dearest. Erythronium ‘Pagoda’ (pictured) is a variety with delicate yellow flowers on nodding stems, the petals curving gracefully backwards. It also holds an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society – a bit of a mouthful that’s usually just noted on a label as RHS AGM and means, more importantly, that any muppet can grow it, including me. Great for ground cover in a shady spot where nothing else wants to grow.
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Hello! I’m Andrew, gardener, blogger, podcaster, and owner of a too-loud laugh, and I’m so pleased you’ve found your way to Gardens, weeds & words. You can read a more in-depth profile of me on the About page, or by clicking the image above.
