| Division: | IX. Species and Species Cultivars |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 3 - 6 feet |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Green Orange Other: Orange to reddish orange with maroon spots. Green at base of the petals forms a green star that helps distinguish it from similar species. |
| Flower Time: | Summer |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Toxicity: | Other: All parts of the plant are lethal to cats |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: Delayed hypogeal. 2-3 months warm followed by minimum 3 months cold (35 F), followed by warm again. Will not come true from seed Other info: Species lilies will come true from seed; cultivars and hybrids will not. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Stolons and runners Offsets Bulbs Other: Bulb scaling. |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Containers: | Preferred depth: 6-8 inches |
| Miscellaneous: | Endangered |
| MrsBinWY | On November 19, 2023 | Transplanted On 11-19-2023, planted in rose hugel, slightly south of 'White Licorice' |
| MrsBinWY | On March 20, 2022 | Seeds germinated On 3-20-2022, noticed 1 seedling up nearly an inch. Refridged 7-23-2022. Unfridged 11-12-2022. Seedling soon re-emerged. |
| MrsBinWY | On March 27, 2021 | Seeds sown 19 (all) commercial seeds for 2021 from janinilulu Feb-21 in moist ProMix in sandwich-size zipper bag; keep on top of fish tank 90 days, then move to fridge for 90 days, then back to warm; fridged on 7-1-21; unfridged ~October. Nothing going on. Refridged on 11-27-2021. Unfridged on 3-6-2022. |
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| .. brautiful photos by PeggyC | Jul 11, 2015 7:38 AM | 1 |
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