Columbia Lily

Columbia lily is a striking perennial native to moist meadows, open forests, and streambanks of the Pacific Northwest. Growing 2–5 feet tall, it bears whorls of lance-shaped leaves along its stem and produces nodding, orange to reddish-orange flowers with dark maroon spots and strongly reflexed petals in early to mid-summer. The flowers are highly attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies, and native bees, making the species ecologically valuable as a pollinator resource. Columbia lily also plays a cultural role, as native peoples harvest its bulbs as a traditional food source. Its vivid blooms and adaptability to moist, well-drained soils make it a showy component of native plant communities and restoration plantings.