Lilium michauxii

Taxobox
name = Carolina Lily

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
ordo = Liliales
familia = Liliaceae
genus = Lilium
subgenus =
sectio =
species = "L. michauxii "
binomial = "Lilium michauxii"
binomial_authority =

"Lilium michauxii", commonly known as the Carolina Lily, can be found in the Southeastern United States from West Virginia in the north to Florida in the south to Texas in the west. It is most common in the summer months of July and August but can be found blooming as late as October. It was named for the French botanist André Michaux, who travelled and did research throughout the Southeast.

The Carolina Lily can grow to 3 1/2 tall with flowers 3-4 inches across. Its petals bend backward and are spotted. Colors range from yellow through orange to red for background petal color and from red through purple to brown for the spots. The Carolina Lily is the official state wildflower of North Carolina

External links

* [http://www.auburn.edu/~deancar/wfnotes/carolily.htm| Information from Auburn University on the Carolina Lily]
* [http://www.sunlightgardens.com/pages/1375.html| General information and cultivation information]