Michigan Lily (Lilium michiganense) 3-pack of pots
Can’t be shipped. (We will have bulbs available for shipping during a fall bulb sale—sign up for our newsletter to be notified)
Hummingbirds are attracted to the bright orange-red blooms on this native lily. Lily lovers and native plant lovers both enjoy these classic garden flowers. Once common to wet meadows across the Midwest, Michigan Lily (also known as Turks Cap Lily) is now rare. Our plants are started in the greenhouse from seed and transplanted into our production fields—never dug from the wild. Then we let them mature in the field for a couple of years before the bulbs are big enough to sell. It takes 4-5 years to bloom but the Michigan Lily we have for sale is very large 2-3 year old plants.
If you are looking to buy Michigan Lily online, these are some of the best. Most of the bulbs are big enough to put out a thick stem the first year and possibly flowers the next. Michigan Lily likes consistent moisture and mulch.
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture: Wet, Medium
Height: 3-5 feet
Blooms: July, August
Color: Orange
Spacing: 12-18″
Spreads: 5” a year by roots
Zones: 3-8
Benefits: Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Design Tips
Michigan Lily needs rich, moist soil in order to thrive. Plant in sunny gardens with a layer of mulch and regular water. Michigan Lily (Lilium michiganense) grows well in rain garden basins with good soil and wet/dry conditions. Deer like eating lilies so be sure to protect them. There are organic deer-repellent sprays that seem to work if applied consistently every 2 weeks. Michigan Lily sometimes goes dormant during summer dry periods.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Companion Plants
Fox Sedge
Great Blue Lobelia
Meadow Blazing Star
Culver's Root
Prairie Phlox
