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Lilium superbum

Bulb

HomeBulbLilium superbum

Peaty meadows, swales, wet sands and swampy woods.

Family: Liliaceae
Height: 2.4 m / 8 ft
Sun, Semi-shade
Light, Medium Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 3 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 0 of 5
Other Uses: of 5

Native Habitat

Swamp Lily, Turk's-cap lily, American Turk's Cap Lily Lilium superbum native habitat is Peaty meadows, swales, wet sands and swampy woods.

Edible Uses

Bulb - cooked. A starchy and slightly sweet taste. Fleshy. Used like potatoes or as a thickener in soups. The bulb is up to 5cm in diameter.

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