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Lemon lily

Lilium parryi

Lemon lily
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain

Lilium parryi, the lemon lily, is a rare perennial bulb native to mountain meadows and moist sites in the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico. It needs cool summers, moist soil during growth, and good drainage when dormant.

Family
Liliaceae (Lily family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and reduce water after flowering; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Humus-rich, well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral loam with added leaf mould or grit.
Temperature
10–24 °C; hardy to about -20 °C when dormant.
How easy
Hard
Native range
S. California, SE. Arizona, Mexico (Baja California Norte, Sonora)
Climate
temperate

About

Lilium parryi, common name lemon lily, is a rare species of lily.

Lilium parryi is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico where it grows in moist areas in mountain habitats. In California it is currently known from the San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mountains and a few remaining spots near Palomar Mountain to the south. It is the only true lily native to Arizona, where a few populations can be found in the Huachuca, Chiricahua, and Santa Rita Mountains. In Mexico, it has been found in mountains in the states of Sonora and Baja California.

Other Lilium plants

Gold Rayed Lily · Orange lily · Canada lily · Madonna lily · Columbia lily · David's Lily · Formosa lily · Hanson's Lily · Henry's lily · Humboldt lily · Tiger lily · Easter lily

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lilium parryi 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.

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