Lily-Wood
Lilium philadelphicum
| Family | Lily (Liliaceae) |
|---|---|
| Bloom | Summer |
| Habitat | Sun, meadows, roadsides |
| Status | Native |
| Cycle | Perennial |
| Height | 2-3′ |
| Flower | Flowers are large, upright orange flowers 2-3″ wide with 6 petals (actually 3 petals and 3 sepals). All petals and sepals have dark purplish spots on a faint yellow background near the base. There are typically several flowers per plant. |
| 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 underground bulb. |
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