canada lily
Lilium canadense
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Red , orange , yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Canada lily (Lilium canadense) is a perennial for borders, meadows, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy or loamy soil. Nodding flowers are yellow outside and reddish orange with dark spots inside, and one plant may carry up to 20 of them. Bees visit the blooms in summer.
Pairs well with Swamp milkweed, Switchgrass, Little bluestem, and New York ironweed.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 24 more places. See all 28
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV; NB, NS, ON, and QC.