Lilium catesbaei explained

Lilium catesbaei, sometimes known as Catesby's lily, pine lily, leopard lily, tiger lily, or southern-red lily is a native of Florida and the coastal regions of the American Southeast, where it usually grows in damp areas from Louisiana to Virginia.[1]

Lilium catesbaei requires hot, wet, acidic soil inhospitable to most other lily species.[2] Producing a single flower, it generally blooms late in the year. The flower is upright with 6 tepals (petals and sepals that look very similar). The tepals are curved backward and are orange toward the tip, yellow and purple-spotted toward the base.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Lilium%20catesbaei.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. Web site: North American Lilium A-M. Pacific Bulb Society. December 31, 2014.
  3. Web site: Lilium catesbaei. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. December 31, 2014.
  4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101729 Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 179 Pine lily, Lilium catesbaei Walter, Fl. Carol. 123. 1788.