Data specific to Lilies (Edit)
Division: IX. Species and Species Cultivars

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: Up to 7 feet
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Toxicity: Other: All parts of the plant are lethal to cats
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Other info: Species lilies will come true from seed; cultivars and hybrids will not.
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Other: Bulb scaling.
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Not suitable for containers

Image
Common names
  • Lily
  • Species Lily
  • Kelley's Lily

Photo Gallery
Location: -Tasmania 2014
Date: 2020-01-12
Uploaded by BUGGYCRAZY
Location: Sierra lily (Lilium kelleyanum) at Kern Hot Spring on High Sierra Trail
Date: 2011-08-01
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: Wildflowers on High Sierra Trail
Date: 2011-08-01
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: Kelley's tiger lily (Lilium kelleyanum) on Tyee Lakes Trail
Date: 2009-07-28
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira

Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Sierra lily (Lilium kelleyanum) on Trinity Alps Long Canyon Trail
Date: 2010-08-29
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Uploaded by BUGGYCRAZY

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