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Lilium michauxii

Carolina Lily

Family LiliaceaeGenus Lilium

A nodding red-orange lily with recurved petals and long dark anthers, on a slender stem above narrow leaves in woodland.
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About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

The plant

Habit
Bulb, Herbaceous Perennial, WildflowerExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Habit
bulbous geophytePlants of the World Online
Flower
Gold/Yellow, OrangeExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Blooms
SummerExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Native range
Native to the lower 48 statesPLANTS Database
Hardiness zones
6-9Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox

Growing conditions

Sun
Partial ShadeExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Soil
High Organic MatterExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Moisture
Good Drainage, MoistExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox — NC State Extension; Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS.

Worth knowing

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around December 1, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 35 days.

29% germination in 35 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Lilium p. 45Public domain
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Lilium (Uliaceae). Seeds of L. michauxii pink form germ. 70D-40(2/8 in 6th w) and the red form germ. 70D- 40(2/7 in 5th w). After the 3 m at 40 and the shift to 70, the single true leaf formed.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Lilium p. 45. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 2

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around November 24, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 42 days.

25% germination in 42 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Lilium p. 45Public domain
Show the original text
Lilium (Uliaceae). Seeds of L. michauxii pink form germ. 70D-40(2/8 in 6th w) and the red form germ. 70D- 40(2/7 in 5th w). After the 3 m at 40 and the shift to 70, the single true leaf formed.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Lilium p. 45. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.

Germination trials

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