Canada lily

(Plants) a lily, Lilium canadense, of NE North America, with small orange funnel-shaped nodding flowers. Also called: meadow lily

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Canada lily - common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown

Lilium canadense, meadow lily, wild meadow lily, wild yellow lily

lily - any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

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Moreover, every shade of yellow in nature's palette is on view, from the lemon flowers of common evening-primrose that open toward dusk and last but a day, to the burnished, nodding bells of Canada lily. Soon, as the days begin to cool and pokeweed's berries turn an outrageous purple, the roadside will be overrun by more kinds of goldenrods and asters than you can imagine or identify, although it is pretty easy to put a name to New England aster, with its profusion of purple-rayed flowers on a 6- to 8-foot stalk.

Roadside Attraction - Some of the best places to see wildflowers and other native species these days are along America's back roads and highways

As might be expected, these gardens are characterized by sturdy, reliable plants that are adaptable and hardy, able to survive in a variety of habitats, and almost all from the Old World (with the exception of the native Canada lily [Lilium canadense], wild bergamot [Monarda fistulosa], and the flamboyant scarlet honeysuckle [Lonicera sempervirens]).

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