White Trumpet Lily (Lilium longiflorum)

Family: Liliaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Columnar, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots, Roots/Tubers, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Mild flavoured and slightly sweet. — Mild flavoured and slightly sweet.; A starch is also extracted from the bulb.; The bulb is 25 - 50mm in diameter.; It can be used as a vegetable in similar ways to potatoes(Solanum tuberosum).

Habitat & North American Range

By the coast, often in pockets of coral rock. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)