Plant Details
Lilium superbum
Turk's-cap Lily, Lily-royal
Scientific Name: |
Lilium superbum |
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Genus: |
Lilium |
Species Epithet: |
superbum |
Common Name: |
Turk's-cap Lily, Lily-royal |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Liliaceae (Lily Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
3-6 ft., 6-12 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Red, Orange, Yellow |
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: |
July, August |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Cove forests and moist forests, moist ravines, blackwater stream swamps, Coastal plain bogs (Weakley 2015). Common in NC Mountains, rare in Piedmont and Coastal Plain. |
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: |
Recommended and Available |
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Buds and Blooms
Mount Pisgah, Blue Ridge Parkway, July 2004 |
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Closeup of Blooms
Mount Pisgah, Blue Ridge Parkway, July 2004 |
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Seed Pods
Martha Baskin |
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Seed Pod Martha Baskin
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Bulbs
Martha Baskin |
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Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |
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