Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
Wood lily is a fiery upward-facing orange-red lily of prairies, savannas, and open woods, increasingly scarce in the wild. A stunning but deer-favored native.
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- orange, red
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, SD, VA, VT, WI, WV