BRIDE'S BONNET
BRIDE'S BONNET. AKA QUEEN'S CUP
GENESIS NAME: Clinton uniflora
DISTRIBUTION: U.S.A....AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA. CANADA BC
SEASON: Blooms May to July
MEDICAL USE: The indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, used the plant as a dermatological aid and eye medicine.
POISONOUS: YES
EDIBILITY: NO
FEATURES: Each rosette of 2-3 oblong, glossy-green leaves, up to 6 in. in height, bears a short flowering stalk with one or two open, bell-shaped, white flowers. 1 (rarely 2) white, star-like flower blooms on a short leafless stalk that grows from a basal cluster of 2 or 3 oblong or elliptic, shiny leaves. Each flower is followed by a single, amethyst-blue berry. This is a spreading perennial and serves as a ground cover.
LEAVES: Each rosette of 2-3 oblong, glossy-green leaves, up to 6 in. in height, bears a short flowering stalk with one or two open, bell-shaped, white flowers. 1 (rarely 2) white, star-like flower blooms on a short leafless stalk that grows from a basal cluster of 2 or 3 oblong or elliptic, shiny leaves. Each flower is followed by a single, amethyst-blue berry. This is a spreading perennial and serves as a ground cover.
FRUITS: Frugivorous birds eat bride's bonnet berries. ... Bride's bonnet is not considered palatable to many species and the berry may be poisonous.
It usually has one blue berry
DISTRIBUTION: U.S.A....AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA. CANADA BC
SEASON: Blooms May to July
MEDICAL USE: The indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, used the plant as a dermatological aid and eye medicine.
POISONOUS: YES
EDIBILITY: NO
FEATURES: Each rosette of 2-3 oblong, glossy-green leaves, up to 6 in. in height, bears a short flowering stalk with one or two open, bell-shaped, white flowers. 1 (rarely 2) white, star-like flower blooms on a short leafless stalk that grows from a basal cluster of 2 or 3 oblong or elliptic, shiny leaves. Each flower is followed by a single, amethyst-blue berry. This is a spreading perennial and serves as a ground cover.
LEAVES: Each rosette of 2-3 oblong, glossy-green leaves, up to 6 in. in height, bears a short flowering stalk with one or two open, bell-shaped, white flowers. 1 (rarely 2) white, star-like flower blooms on a short leafless stalk that grows from a basal cluster of 2 or 3 oblong or elliptic, shiny leaves. Each flower is followed by a single, amethyst-blue berry. This is a spreading perennial and serves as a ground cover.
FRUITS: Frugivorous birds eat bride's bonnet berries. ... Bride's bonnet is not considered palatable to many species and the berry may be poisonous.
It usually has one blue berry
DESCRIPTION:
Clintonia uniflora is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by several common names, including bride's bonnet and queen's cup. This rhizomatous perennial, a member of the bead lily genus, is native to the mountains of western North America from California to Alberta. It grows in the understory of coniferous forests. This flower has only two or three leaves located at the base of its stem, but they are several centimeters wide and can be much longer. It bears flowers singly or in flower clusters of two or three. The small simple flower has six white petals and six protruding white stamens with pollen-dusted anthers. The flower is replaced atop the stem by a round blue berry up to a centimeter wide.
T he flower of the Queen's cup is white, is about 1 inch across, and sits at the top of a slender stalk that is 3-8 inches tall. The basal leaves are longer than the flower stalk and are lance-shaped. This plant can have from 2 to 5 bright green leaves. In late summer a roundish blue berry develops.
Queen's Cup is a perennial flowering plant in the lily family native to the mountainous regions of western North America. Grow in partial to full shade in rich moist soils. It has showy six-petaled white flowers and large blade-shaped green leaves. It can be propagated by root division in the spring or by seed though seeding plants can take up to four years before they flower. It suffers damage from slugs.
T he flower of the Queen's cup is white, is about 1 inch across, and sits at the top of a slender stalk that is 3-8 inches tall. The basal leaves are longer than the flower stalk and are lance-shaped. This plant can have from 2 to 5 bright green leaves. In late summer a roundish blue berry develops.
Queen's Cup is a perennial flowering plant in the lily family native to the mountainous regions of western North America. Grow in partial to full shade in rich moist soils. It has showy six-petaled white flowers and large blade-shaped green leaves. It can be propagated by root division in the spring or by seed though seeding plants can take up to four years before they flower. It suffers damage from slugs.
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