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Light Requirements: full/part

Soil Moisture: medium-wet/medium-dry

Bloom Color: red-orange

Bloom Time: July-August

Height: 1 ft

Root Structure: Corm (swollen underground stem)

Deer Resistant? no

Black Walnut tolerant? Not sure

Grown from local seed? No

New York Flora Distribution Map

Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum)

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I'm a native of NY state and and native in Tompkins County, NY

I am short for a lily, only growing 1ft. I have a large flower considering my height.

I'm very showy becasue I open faced upward rather than drooping. This is because my anthers can close their pores during rain to protect my pollen. This is an unusual characteristic.

I grow in meadows as well as open woods

I attract bees, hummingbirds and large butterflies like monarchs and swallowtails.

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