Carolina Lily
Lilium michauxii
- Native to:
- United States
sonnia hill
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Liliaceae
- Genus:
- Lilium
- Species:
- Lilium michauxii
- USDA Symbol:
- LIMI
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 120 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Part Shade
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- orange, red, yellow
Wildlife Benefits
- Butterflies & Moths:
- ★☆☆☆☆ Documented Lepidoptera association (GBIF)
- Caterpillars:
- ★☆☆☆☆ Recorded caterpillar host plant (HOSTS Database)
Host Plant for Caterpillars
Burdock Borer (Papaipema cataphracta), stalk borer moth (Papaipema nebris), yellow borer moth (Papaipema cerina)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- hummingbirds, butterflies
- Fragrant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Native to fire-maintained pine-oak woodlands and savannas; resprouts from bulb after fire.
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- sandy, acidic, well-drained soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 6.5 (slightly acidic)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- native to pine forests and sandy woods
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Warm then cold/moist stratification (double dormancy) — 60–90 days
- Germination Time:
- 30–180 days
- Notes:
- Hypogeal germination; requires warm period followed by cold stratification. Seedlings may take 3-5 years to flower.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI