Turk's Cap Lily

Growth habit

Geophyte

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Native to the Finger Lakes Region, MA & SE NH to GA & AL

Location

Mundy Wildflower Garden

Source of plant

Mount Cuba Center, Sunshine Farm and Gardens, Polly Hill Arboretum

Description

Stout and erect, to 25dm; principal leaves whorled, the upper alternate; leaf blades lanceolate, tapering to both ends, smooth or slightly rounded-papillose along the margins; flowers 1-many, nodding from long, erect or ascending pedicels; tepals strongly recurved, lanceolate, 6-9cm, orange or orange-red, spotted with purple; filaments long-exserted, outcurved distally, the anthers widely separated, mostly 15-25mm, flower buds 3-angled. Wet meadows and low ground. MA and se NH to GA & AL. July to September.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

flower color

Status

S4|G5