Lilium canadense
(lil' ee-um ca-na-dense')
Common name: Meadow Lily, Canada Lily, Wild Yellow Lily
Family: Liliaceae, Lily
Height x width: 2-5' x 1'
Growth rate: moderate
Foliage: lanceolate to 6" long in whorls of 4-10, veins beneath with prickles
Flowers: one to several (16-20 at most) nodding trumpet-shaped lily flowers, each long stalked, from yellow to red-orange with dark spots, near top of stem, early to mid summer
Hardiness: zones 3-9
Soil: moist
Light: sun
Pests and Problems: none serious
Landscape habit, uses: natural gardens, borders growing up amongst other perennials
Other interest: native to eastern North America; species from fact it is often found growing in southern Canada; Native Americans ate flower buds and roots
Other culture: easy, sturdy and generally doesn't require staking
Propagation: division of bulbils off mother bulb or scales, seeds
Related Species:
Michigan Lily, L. michiganense, is similar only with sepals and petals recurving backwards until they touch the flower tube.
Cultivars:
Another American native which has become popular in the U.K., with several cultivars available there but seldom found in the U.S.
©Authored by Dr. Leonard Perry, Professor, University of Vermont as part of
PSS123 course, fall 1997.Return to lecture plants list.
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