NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Lilium grayi

Scientific Name:	Lilium grayi
Genus:	Lilium
Species Epithet:	grayi
Common Name:	Gray's Lily, Roan Lily, Bell Lily
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	1-3 ft., 3-6 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Red, Orange, Yellow, Purple
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	June, July
Growing Area:	Mountains
Habitat Description:	Bogs, seepages, grassy balds, moist forests, and wet meadows, at medium to high elevations (Weakley 2015). Rare in NC Mountains.
Leaf Arrangement:	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:	Not Recommended for home landscapes
State Rank:	S1: Critically imperiled, S2: Imperiled ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G1 - Critically imperiled, G2 - Imperiled ^(*Key)
State Status:	T: Threatened ^(*Key)
Federal Status:	FSC - Federal Special Concern ^(*Key)
Notes:	Pollinated by hummingbirds.
Bloom © G.S. Luttrell
Bloom Closeup © Jeff Mazza, 2007
Gray's lily seed germinating and forming a bulblet in stratification. Watauga Co., NC Annkatrin Rose
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record