About Lilium maritimum Kellogg
Lilium maritimum Kellogg is a perennial herb. Most plants grow over one meter tall, and they can sometimes reach over two meters in height. Plants growing in harsh habitats like coastal bluffs are much smaller than this. The species grows from a scaly, elongated bulb that is several centimeters long. Its oval leaves are mostly basal, with some leaves arranged in several whorls around the stem. Leaves can grow up to 18 centimeters long. The inflorescence holds up to 13 large, nodding flowers. Each flower is bell-shaped, with 6 tepals that have tips recurved or curled tightly backward. Tepals can reach up to 5 centimeters long, and range in color from red to orange, usually with spots. Each flower has 6 stamens with large red anthers that are sometimes over one centimeter long, plus a pistil that can be over 3 centimeters in length.
