Yellow bell (Fritillaria pudica)
I have two of these blooming at the moment, a small flower about three inches tall. Apparently the bulb is very tasty, and was eaten both raw and cooked by Native Americans. The voles love them as well, and I once had bought eight of these bulbs for six dollars each, and they were lovely, but were eaten by voles. It is covered in a post here about ten years ago (!). And since then, I have never seen the bulbs for sale anywhere. So, I feel lucky to have a couple hanging on, a gift from a local friend who had many acres of native plants, and I have been studying how to propagate them from seed, which I ought to be able to do, so maybe there will be more here in the future, but I doubt I will ever have enough to try to eat one.
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