Family | Lily (Liliaceae) |
---|---|
Bloom | Spring |
Habitat | Deciduous forest |
Status | Native |
Cycle | Perennial |
Height | 8-20″ |
Flower | Flowers have 6 petals, bell-shaped, tubular and about 2″ long. Petals tend to twist into spirals. They tend to droop as though the plant were wilting. There are 1-3 flowers per stem. |
Leaf | Leaves are long, pointed, drooping, lance-shaped 1-4″ long. They have a smooth upper surface and parallel veins. Stems pass through the base of each leaf. Leaves alternate along the main stem. |
Notes | The plant grows in clumps containing several individual plants along horizontal underground roots. |