Buy Lilium superbum

Also Known As

American Turkscap Lily
Turk's Cap Lily

Plant type

perennial, bulb / corm / tuber

size

H: 4'-6'
W: 6"

planting zones

4a-9b

3 bulbs ($8.35 ea) | $25

Shipping $7.95, free on orders $49.95 & up

4984 at Sunshine Farm and Gardens

7 bulbs ($7.15 ea) | $50

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4996 at Sunshine Farm and Gardens

12 bulbs ($6.25 ea) | $75

Shipping $7.95, free on orders $49.95 & up

4999 at Sunshine Farm and Gardens

20 bulbs ($5.00 ea) | $100

Shipping $7.95, free on orders $49.95 & up

4997 at Sunshine Farm and Gardens

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Lilium superbum plant details

Lilium superbum is a broadleaf deciduous perennial bulb / corm / tuber with green foliage. In fall, spring and summer orange and red flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Does well in acidic, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Lilium superbum

Plant type: perennial bulb / corm / tuber
Plant family: liliaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 6 IN wide, 4 FT - 6 FT - tall
Flowers: orange and red blooms in fall, spring and summer
Uses: bare root shipping available, larger quantity available

GROWING CONDITIONS for Lilium superbum

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: acidic, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Lilium superbum is an eastern North American lily that can grow to 3_7 feet tall with small to elaborate candelbras of 3-7 downward-facing blooms but sometimes with up to 40 flowers per stem on exceptionally happy plants. The flower colour is variable and can have shades of yellow, orange, and red all with dark spots. Grow in rich, evenly moist to wet soils from sun to part shade. Bulbs are stoloniferous forming impressive colonies in time. Easy to grow but good conditions are required for optimum growth.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

The American turk's-cap lily is one of our most impressive natives, growing in moist meadows from Massachusetts to Indiana and Alabama. In 1665 John Rea called it the "Virginia Martagon," and in 1738 colonial botanist John Bartram sent it to his "brothers of the spade" in London where it caused a sensation. It's a challenge to grow, demanding well-drained, acid soil and plenty of moisture. With up to 40 graceful, spotted flowers on 5-8 foot stems, zones 4b-8S(10WC)

By: Old House Gardens

Large 6-8' pagoda of downward facing orange Lilies, with reflexed and spotted petals, up to 40 to a stem; it is similar to Lilium martagon. Please do not confuse this wonderful plant with those ugly orange wild daylilies.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Blooms: summer, orange, red and yellowt/ deciduous, bold & stunning Zone 4-9. 36"-96", Eastern US, part shade-sun, moist, well drained

By: Keeping it Green Nursery

A magnificent sight in l.summer with large candelabras of spotted, orange, reflexed flowers on 3-11' stems. Sun-PSh/Med-damp

By: Forestfarm

Native Turk' Cap Lily which grows widely along the East Coast and into the Midwest. This has a Tiger Lily appearance and can have well over a dozen flowers per stem on old plants. Not shy, it has very long protruding stamens proudly displaying randy anthers. Damp soil.