PlantsFlowers
Michigan Lily
Lilium michiganense
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
A native turk’s-cap lily, orange and spotted
ModerateFlowers
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium–moist
- Mature size
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 1 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jul
- How it spreads
- Bulb
- What to buy
- A bulb or a pot from a native nursery. Not a tiger lily from a bag.
- When to plant
- Sep–Oct or early Apr
In the design
East side or a moist sunny edge. Tiger lily has black bulbils in the leaf axils and will take the bed. This one does not. Don’t eat the bulb.
Handle with care
Not a vegetable. Don’t confuse the bulb with an onion.
