Fairywand

Chamaelirium luteum (L.) A. Gray

Lily family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
4.0 feet
Flower Color
White
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
  • CAN:  Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.