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Liliaceae
Leopard Lily
Lilium pardalinum
Wild California beauty.
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Lilium
- Native to
- California, Oregon, Western United States
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- bulb
- Height
- 4-8 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, humus-rich
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The reflexed orange petals spotted with maroon at the base closely resemble a leopard's patterned coat.
- Leopard lily is one of the tallest native North American lilies, with mature clumps reaching 8 feet in flower.
- It grows naturally along streams and in moist canyon bottoms in the Coast Ranges and Sierra Nevada.
- Unlike many lilies, it tolerates and even prefers wet conditions, making it useful for streamside planting.
- Hummingbirds are important pollinators, attracted by the pendant orange flowers which offer abundant nectar.
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