Salmon Star lily
Lilium 'Salmon Star'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall12+ inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
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Notes
'Salmon Star' lily (Lilium 'Salmon Star') is a bulb for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It blooms from early to late summer and has fragrant flowers. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the blooms. Johannes Knol and Nicolaas Knol bred it.
Pairs well with Magnus coneflower, Blue Fortune Bill Williams Mountain giant hyssop, and White sagebrush.