Leopard Lily
Lilium pardalinum
Leopard lily is a spectacular western streamside lily, towering with dozens of orange-red, spotted turk's-cap flowers that hummingbirds and swallowtails visit. Loves wet feet. The bulb is a traditional potato-like food.
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–7 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- red, orange, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- CA, OR
Related native plants
More Lilium species
- Columbia Lily (Lilium columbianum)
- Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum)
- Michigan Lily (Lilium michiganense)
- Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum)
- Canada Lily (Lilium canadense)
- Humboldt Lily (Lilium humboldtii)