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This mystery is courtesy of eight-year-old Elizabeth, who walked round the Celery Farm with her grandparents and me last week.
Why is a Trout Lily called a Trout Lily? (Insert fish joke here.)
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Trout lily leaves are mottled like a trout fish skin.They have only one leaf until it matures, then it has two. The leaves are stiff, waxy, upright, 7-20cm long.
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Growing up we knew this as Adder’s Tongue….however this flower has several other names. It derives it’s name from the green leaves that suggest a trout…it blooms at trout fishing time…is found in moist woods and along streams.
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Trout lily leaves are mottled like a trout fish skin.They have only one leaf until it matures, then it has two. The leaves are stiff, waxy, upright, 7-20cm long.
joanne
Growing up we knew this as Adder’s Tongue….however this flower has several other names. It derives it’s name from the green leaves that suggest a trout…it blooms at trout fishing time…is found in moist woods and along streams.