Wood Lily is a strikingly beautiful native lily that holds its vivid orange-red flowers upright rather than nodding, adapted for pollination by swallowtail butterflies and hummingbirds that can approach from above. It grows in dry, open prairies, meadows, and forest openings across a vast range from coast to coast. Populations have declined with habitat loss.
Best time to see a Wood Lily
The best time to see a Wood Lily is June–July, when about 97% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 5,940 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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