Canada Lily is a tall, graceful native lily of moist meadows and forest edges that produces nodding orange, yellow, or red spotted flowers on tall stems reaching 5 feet. It is one of the showiest native wildflowers in eastern North America. Ruby-throated hummingbirds and large swallowtail butterflies visit the nodding flowers for nectar.
Best time to see a Canada Lily
The best time to see a Canada Lily is July, when about 66% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 3,974 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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