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Lilium canadense
Also called Turk's Cap Lily, Meadow Lily, Wild Meadow Lily, Wild Yellow Lily, Yellow Lily, Yellow Bell Lily, Panther Lily
Canada lily is a native bulbous perennial of eastern North America, grown for its nodding yellow, orange or red flowers in June and July. It grows best in moist, lightly shaded meadow edges and woodland margins.
Lilium canadense, commonly called the Canada lily, wild yellow-lily, or meadow lily, is a native of eastern North America. Its native range extends from Ontario to Nova Scotia south to Georgia and Alabama. It is most common in New England, the Appalachian Mountains, and the Canadian Maritimes. It is also cultivated as an ornamental in Europe and other places.
Flowers emerge in June. They are nodding (hanging downward), yellow, orange or red, often with darker spots. The plant has become less common in urban and suburban areas due to heavy browsing by the white-tailed deer.
The flower buds and roots were traditionally gathered and eaten by North American indigenous peoples.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lilium canadense by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
