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Species Native to Missouri
Common Name: Michigan lily
Type: Bulb
Family: Liliaceae
Zone: 4 to 8
Native Range: Northern and centeral North America
Height: 2 to 5 feet
Spread: 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Time: June to July
Bloom Color: Orange
Bloom Description: Orange with dark spots
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Maintenance: Low
Flowers: Showy Flowers
Wildlife: Attracts Hummingbirds
Tolerates: Wet Soil
Uses: Rain Garden
Culture
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun to light shade. Best in moist, humusy soils in full sun. Mulch helps keep root zone cool. Plant bulbs 5-6" deep in fall. Stoloniferous, but usually slow to spread.
Noteworthy Characteristics
Michigan lily is native to Missouri where it occurs in wet meadows, low woods and swampy prairies throughout the state. Typically grows 2-5' tall. Elliptic to lance-shaped, lower leaves (to 4" long) are arranged in whorls around the stems. Downward-facing, orange-red,Turk's cap-type flowers (to 3" wide) with densely-spotted, broadly-reflexed sepals and petals. Flowers (usually 1-8) appear in a loose inflorescence atop upright stems in early summer.
Problems
No serious insect or disease problems.
Garden Uses
Borders, cottage gardens, native plant gardens or meadows. Best grouped or massed.