Columbia Lily
Lilium columbianum
The Northwest's wild tiger lily, nodding whorls of recurved orange flowers spotted maroon over meadows and forest edges. A striking native lily that draws swallowtails and hummingbirds.
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- orange
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- CA, ID, MT, OR, WA
Related native plants
More Lilium species
- Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum)
- Michigan Lily (Lilium michiganense)
- Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum)
- Canada Lily (Lilium canadense)
- Humboldt Lily (Lilium humboldtii)
- Leopard Lily (Lilium pardalinum)