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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Lilium philadelphicum
Phenology Observation Sheet for Wildflowers and Herbs

COMMON NAME

Wood lily

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Lilium philadelphicum

ALSO KNOWN AS

Philadelphia lily, Prairie lily, Western red lily

Plant family

Lily (Liliaceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

Wood lilies are topped by 1 to 5 funnel-shaped flowers, mostly red to orange with purplish-brown spots, on an erect stem with whorled leaves.
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Identification hints

The wood lily's stalk rises 1-3 ft. and is topped by upright, cup-shaped, purple-spotted, red-orange flowers which bloom in July and August. There are usually one to four flowers per plant. The leaves of this perennial are long and narrow and arranged in whorls. The fruit is a pod.

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Did you know?

While commonly admired for its bright red and orange flowers, the bulbs were gathered for food by Native Americans.

DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
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