Lilium canadense L.

Canada lily, meadow lily

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Canada lilies are North American natives.

Identification: These lilies can reach 5' (1.5 m) in height. Leaves occur in whorls of 3-8, surrounding the stem, sometimes with smaller individual leaves higher on the stem. The leaves have parallel veins, and are 1-5" (2.5-12 cm) long and ½-1" (1.3-2.5 cm) wide. Flowers are nodding (downward-facing), 2-5" (5-12 cm) across, with six spotted petals, and may be yellow, orange, or red. The petals curl backward toward the base of the flower.

From Curtis Botanical Magazine, by the US Department of Agriculture.

Online References:

Lilium canadense at Illinois Wildflowers

Lilium canadense on the Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site

Lilium canadense at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Lilium canadense on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants

Lilium canadense on CalPhotos

Lilium canadense on eFloras

References:

Peterson, Roger Tory, McKenny, Margaret, Peterson Field Guides: A Field Guide to Wildflowers of Northeastern and North Central North America, Houghton Mifflin, 1968, p. 102

Newcomb, Lawrence, Morrison, Gordon (Illus.), Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, Little, Brown and Company, 1977, p. 352

Lilium canadense description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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12/12/2020 · Maine Audubon Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, Falmouth, Maine · By Constance B. Kent

9/20/2009 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
≈ 12 × 17" (29 × 44 cm)

12/12/2020 · Maine Audubon Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, Falmouth, Maine · By Constance B. Kent

12/12/2020 · Maine Audubon Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, Falmouth, Maine · By Constance B. Kent

Range: Zones 3a-9b:

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