Uchida lily
Lilium speciosum 'Uchida'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Toxicity
- Toxic to cats
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Uchida' lily (Lilium speciosum 'Uchida') is a bulb for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage 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 moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The fragrant, recurved pink flowers have white edges and bloom from summer into autumn on upright stems 3 to 4 feet tall. Deer rarely make it their first choice. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms, but the plant is toxic to cats.
Pairs well with Fire Island hosta, Polish Spirit clematis, and Blue Muffin arrowwood viburnum.