Lilium humboldtii ssp. Ocellatum - Humboldt's Lily

Humboldt's Lily

A Southern California native endemic to the coastal side of the mountains and the Channel Islands.  This lily can reach a height of up to eight feet tall and one foot wide.  Orange flowers with brown/red speckles grow on a brown/purple stem.  Flowers bloom in June.  It is summer deciduous.  

Plant with: Southern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris), Manzanita (Arctostaphylos species), Spice Bush (Calycanthus occidentalis), Tree Anemone (Carpenteria californica), Ceanothus species, Western Redbud (Cercis occidentalis), Dogwood (Cornus species), Silktassel Bush (Garrya species), Mallow (Malacothamnus species), Mock Orange (Philidelphus lewisii), Oaks (Quercus species), Gooseberry (Ribes species), ferns

- Full Sun to part shade

- Tolerates clay, does best in loam

- Little to no water once established

- Drought tolerant

- Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds

- Native to California