Turk's-cap Lily

Lilium superbum

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

13CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Lilium

Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Acrolepiopsis incertellaCarrionflower Moth
Euxoa messoriaReaper Dart, Darksided Cutworm, Dark-Sided Cutworm
Geshna cannalisLesser Canna Leafroller Moth
Hymenia perspectalisSpotted Beet Webworm
Macronoctua onustaIris Border Moth, Iris Root Borer
Papaipema cataphractaBurdock Border, Potato-Stalk Borer
Papaipema insulidensRagwort Stem Borer
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head

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2BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Lilium

Individual names are not available yet.

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Adult butterflies / moths 2

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Yellow, orange or purple” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Hardiness · “Zones 5a–8b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “4–8 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Perennial, from a bulb” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Moist; Occasionally wet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Acidic” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Spread · “6 inches–1 foot” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Turk's cap Lily; Turks Cap Lily

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