Queen's Cup
Clintonia uniflora
Queen's cup is a dainty western woodland lily with a single upturned white flower over a few basal leaves, ripening to a metallic-blue berry. A gem for cool, moist conifer shade.
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3–0.8 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, mammals
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA