Lily-Michigan
Lilium michiganense
| Family | Lily (Liliaceae) |
|---|---|
| Bloom | Summer |
| Habitat | Wet, sun, meadows, roadsides |
| Status | Native |
| Cycle | Perennial |
| Height | 3-7′ |
| Flower | Flowers are large, dangling orange flowers 2-3″ wide with 6 petals (actually 3 sepals and 3 petals). There are typically several flowers per plant. Petals and sepals are covered with purplish spots and yellow centers that fade to orange. |
| Leaf | Leaves are a whorl of narrow lance-shaped leaves. |
| Notes | This is a showy lily of the woodland habitats which grows from a large scaly underground bulb. |
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