Canada Lily

Lilium canadense L. - Lily family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 8.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Canada Lily: Hymenia perspectalis, Papaipema cerina

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.