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NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Lilium michauxii

Michaux's Lily, Carolina Lily

Scientific Name:

Lilium michauxii

Genus:

Lilium

Species Epithet:

michauxii

Common Name:

Michaux's Lily, Carolina Lily

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Liliaceae (Lily Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

1-3 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

Orange, Yellow

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Dry

Bloom Time:

July, August

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Dry upland forests, ridges, slopes, and ridges (Weakley 2015). Common in NC Mountains and Piedmont, rare in the Coastal Plain.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate, Whorled

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

S4: Apparently secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G4 - Apparently Secure, G5 - Secure (*Key)

Notes:

Carolina Lily is the official wildflower of North Carolina.

Emerging Leaves

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Martha Baskin

Plant

Here is the whorl of leaves that mark this plant. The location is dry, under pine trees, near Pink Ladyslippers.

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Black Mountain
© MB Baumeister

Budding Plant

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Black Mountain, late Spring
© MB Baumeister

Bud

What a delicate lovely shape.

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Black Mountain, June 2002
© MB Baumeister

Closeup of Bloom

It took more than a month from the bud to this bloom!

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Black Mountain, end of July 2002
© MB Baumeister

Bloom from Above

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Black Mountain, end of July 2002
© MB Baumeister

Bloom from Below

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Black Mountain, end of July 2002
© MB Baumeister

Bloom

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Martha Baskin

Seed Pod

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Martha Baskin

Seeds

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Lisa Tompkins

Carolina lily germinating in stratification.

Watauga Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Lilium michauxii. You will likely hear them called Michaux's Lily, Carolina Lily. This picture shows the Carolina lily germinating in stratification. of Lilium michauxii

Annkatrin Rose

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

eFloras Plant
 



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