| | Find your USDA Hardiness ZoneAsiatics (Graffity, Tigerplay, etc.) grow best in zones 1 to 9, no winter mulch is needed and they prefer colder winters to reset bloom. Purebred Orientals (Casablanca, Star Gazer, etc.), without mulch, zones 6 to 9, but if heavily mulched for winter or with a good snowfall, down to zone 3 or 4 easily. Purebred Trumpets (Copper King, Pink Perfection, etc.), without mulch, zones 7 to 10; heavily mulched, down to zone 3 or 4, but can be subject to late freeze damage in May, cover emerging stems if temperatures below 30 degrees F. are expected. Oriental-Trumpet Hybrids (Conca ‘dOr, Sweetheart, etc.), same as Purebred Orientals, but seem to be more resistant to late frost damage, plus because of the “trumpet” genes, they do not require as much winter chill as Oriental lilies, thus are very suitable for southern areas and will take higher heat in summer. (See our Heatbuster™ Collection for more information.) Zone 1 --- ( Below -50 F) --- Fairbanks, Alaska; Resolute, NW Territories (Canada) Zone 2a --- (-50 to -45 F) --- Prudhoe Bay, Alaska; Flin Flon, Manitoba (Canada) Zone 2b --- (-45 to -40 F) --- Unalakleet, Alaska; Pinecreek, Minnesota Zone 3a --- (-40 to -35 F) --- International Falls, Minnesota; St. Michael, Alaska Zone 3b --- (-35 to -30 F) --- Tomahawk, Wisconsin; Sidney, Montana Zone 4a --- (-30 to -25 F) --- Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota; Lewistown, Montana Zone 4b --- (-25 to -20 F) --- Northwood, Iowa; Nebraska Zone 5a --- (-20 to -15 F) --- Des Moines, Iowa; Illinois Zone 5b --- (-15 to -10 F) --- Columbia, Missouri; Mansfield, Pennsylvania Zone 6a --- (-10 to -5 F) --- St. Louis, Missouri; Lebanon, Pennsylvania Zone 6b --- (-5 to 0 F) --- McMinnville, Tennessee; Branson, Missouri Zone 7a --- (0 to 5 F) --- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; South Boston, Virginia Zone 7b --- (5 to 10 F) --- Little Rock, Arkansas; Griffin, Georgia Zone 8a --- (10 to 15 F) --- Tifton, Georgia; Dallas, Texas Zone 8b --- (15 to 20 F) --- Austin, Texas; Gainesville, Florida Zone 9a --- (20 to 25 F) --- Houston, Texas; St. Augustine, Florida Zone 9b --- (25 to 30 F) --- Brownsville, Texas; Fort Pierce, Florida Zone 10a --- (30 to 35 F) --- Naples, Florida; Victorville, California Zone 10b --- (35 to 40 F) --- Miami, Florida; Coral Gables, Florida Zone 11 (above 40 F) Honolulu, Hawaii; Mazatlan, Mexico | Wild Lilies Wild Lily bulbs making up the genus Lilium belong to the family Liliaceae comprising of approximately 200 genera made up of approximately 2,000 lily species. There are in the neighborhood of 110 to 120 Lilium species depending on whose classification you reference. For the full article, click Knowledge Base |

