Turk Cap Lily

The Turk Cap Lily is a lovely six-petaled flower with truly gorgeous bright orange flowers with dark spots that have a sleek, upward curve to them as if reaching for the sun. Below, at the base, the leaves are a combination of green, yellow, and muted green.These lovely perennial lilies can grow to between 3 and 7 feet tall and it's not unusual for a single plant to produce as many as up to 12 blossoms. Typically, they bloom from the early to mid-summer, and the blooms will last up to a month. These lovely flowers do best growing in zones 5 through 8.

The Perennial Plant's Flowers

The flowers are very popular with bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Plant these lovely flowers as a landscape edge, and your backyard will soon be buzzing and fluttering with activity. Plants from bulb form in the fall in rich, moist, wet, organic, slightly acidic soil. Since it grows so high, plant them in the back of your garden as a capper to your backyard greenery. A strong plant, still it prefers at least light shade or filtered shade areas to grow. It will grow in complete shade, but you will probably need to stake them as the plant will lean towards the sun.

Planting Turk Cap Lily

Be sure to grow in an area that is enclosed by a fence, though, if you live in the country because deer just love these precious blooms as snacks. While the plants prefer loamy, wet soil, make sure the soil drains and there is not too much water. Be sure to add 5-10-5 fertilizer to your soil if you want your Turk Cap Lily to grow high and produce plenty of blooms. Water regularly in the first two years, less after that.

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