Betsy SakataText Box: BETSY SAKATA Plenty of beautiful yellow star shape flowers. As the plant gets established and the weather gets warmer during the growing season the bloom colors get more vivid yellow. Blooms are held above the water. Marliac rhizome Mature leaves are green and slightly flecked Medium leaf spread 4-6ft spread when planted in a 2-3 gallon container using clay type soil. This hardy lily is a perennial plant and will go dormant in the winter, and will winter over in zone 4 and above if planted where the root ball doesn’t freeze. Weather permitting we start shipping in late March to early April and continue until September In optimum conditions will reach full potential of leaf spread (this is not referring to size of the leaves) we are speaking of the area that the leaves will cover. . Information stated is our experience growing this lily on our farm in our climate in Southeast Colorado