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Turk's Cap Lily

Lilium superbum

Also known as: American Lily

Showstopper native lily — single plants can bear up to 40 nodding orange flowers in a candelabra. Distinguishing green star at the throat. Tallest of native lilies. The bulb is a traditional potato-like food, starchy and slightly sweet.

Family

Liliaceae

Type

wildflower

Lifespan

perennial

Height

4–7 ft

Spacing

0.5–0.75 ft apart

Light

sun

Soil moisture

moist

Soil pH

acidic

Bloom

July, August, September

Bloom colors

red, orange, yellow

Wildlife value

pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies

Landscape uses

rain garden

Native states

AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV