Flashpoint lily
Lilium 'Flashpoint'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall12+ inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Dark purple-red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Flashpoint' lily (Lilium 'Flashpoint') is a bulb for borders, cut flowers, containers, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Fragrant, dark purple-red flowers open from early to late summer. They attract butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds. Mak 't Zand B.V. bred it.
Pairs well with Ostfriesland sage, Globe thistle, Orange daylily, and Agapanthus.