Lilium michiganense Light Shade compact clump to 9" tall

compact clump to 9" tall x 20" wide

I bet a white-top sedge will fool them

selected from a batch of seedlings in the 1980s

"I have lusted in my heart"

Lilium michiganense Light Shade compact clump to 9" tallLilium michiganense is another of the wonderful US native lilies that is rarely available to home gardeners. Native to moist slopes and low woods from Minnesota south to Alabama, Lilium michiganense is a vigorous and easy to grow lily that spreads nicely by underground rhizomes. In spring, the 6' tall stems of whorled leaves shoot skyward. In June July, the stems are topped with one or two bright orange red, pendent flowers with a yellow central