Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

pine lily

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Lilium catesbaei

Family:

Liliaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-2 ft tall by .5 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

red

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Retain if present. Could be grown as a small specimen plant in a wildflower garden.

Considerations:

Rarely grown as difficult to find seeds or bulbs and seedlings are subject to fungal diseases.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Division of bulbs. Seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Coming Soon!

Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Butterflies

Attracts butterflies including swallowtails. Reported possible pollinators include spicebush swallowwtail, cloudless sulfur ( Phoebis sennae ), Palamedes, eastern black swallowtail, and Florida dust skipper and green lynx spider (Coastal Plain Plants Wiki). 

Native Habitats:

Mesic flatwoods, wet prairie, wet flatwoods, open seepage areas such as cutthroat seeps.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

In the natural environment, this species benefits from periodic fire. Very difficult to see except when in bloom.