That’s too bad because there are exquisite flowers in the Liliaceae family that are indigenous to areas such as New England and Canada. Consider the flowers described here if you live in these regions and wish to try your hand at landscaping with native plants. Chances are there’s a nursery not too far from where you live that specializes in selling native species, and they might well carry one or more of these five lovely native lilies. This is a small plant, reaching just six inches in height. In the wild, it grows in deciduous forests or at the edges of the woods, in areas where the ground is moist. In landscape applications, it is a good candidate for woodland gardens or wet damp locations. Trout lily naturalizes readily; it grows from corms, with stolons that allow the plants to spread and form colonies. This is a spring ephemeral that blooms in April or May—thereafter it hastily departs into dormancy for the summer.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8Color Varieties: YellowSun Exposure: Partial to full shadeSoil Needs: Rich, moist, humusy soil that is slightly acidic

Moreover, bluebead lily has an aesthetic feature that trout lily cannot: It bears attractive berries. The eponymous berries (“beads”) are true-blue in color; although pretty, they are mildly toxic. When a sufficiently large number of these herbaceous perennials are present, the berry display can be quite impressive, especially against a light background.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7Color Varieties: Yellow, green, brownSun Exposure: Partial or dappled shadeSoil Needs: Moist, rich soil

Canada lily has nodding flowers and attains a height of three to eight feet. It can bear either a solitary flower or numerous blooms; 16 to 20 at most as the upper end of the spectrum. It is a bulb plant that can spread by underground runners to form colonies if conditions are right (it prefers wet ground).

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9Color Varieties: Yellow, orange or red with brown specklesSun Exposure: Full sun to part shadeSoil Needs: Moist, rich soil

In the wild, Turk’s cap lily inhabits wet meadows. Each plant can produce numerous flowers, which nod to the ground. Michigan lily (Lilium michiganense) is a similar plant, but it is native to the Midwest.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8Color Varieties: Yellow, red, orange, pinkSun Exposure: Full sun to part shadeSoil Needs: Medium to wet, well-drained soil

USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7Color Varieties: Yellow, orange, redSun Exposure: Full sun to partial sunSoil Needs: Rich, dry, well-drained soil but can tolerate some moisture