How to Grow and Care for Bluebead Lily

Bluebead Lily (Clintonia borealis) grows in the forests of the eastern United States. Its name is in commemoration of DeWitt Clinton, a former New York governor and senator. It only grows in shaded places. Bluebead Lily fruit is unpleasant-tasting and mildly poisonous.

Bead lily is a perennial herb that is often found in birch forests and alpine shrubberies at high elevations. It has some rudimentary culinary uses, such as cooking the young leaves and shoots to eat as a vegetable.

Andrew's clintonia (*Clintonia andrewsiana*) is a type of lily native to Oregon and northern California in the United States. It grows in moist, shady soil under the cover of redwood forests. The small flowers bloom in clusters, and give way to small blueberries.

Bride's Bonnet (Clintonia uniflora) is a flowering plant indigenous to mountainous areas of northwestern North America. It blossoms with bright white flowers in spring summer and summer. Ruffed grouse feed on its fruit.

White clintonia (Clintonia umbellulata), sometimes called speckled wood lily or Clinton's lily, grows in the Appalachian Mountain forests of the United States. The plants produce broad leaves that stay close to the ground and 50 cm-tall flower stalks in late spring. Though not toxic, their small black berries are not considered edible.