HelvolaText Box: HELVOLA This is a sweetheart of a lily with tiny buttery yellow cup shaped blooms which are only 1-2 inches in diameter. Once established this dwarf lily will produce a abundance of blooms. This lily is especially great for small tub gardens but is a favorite among all water gardeners. Small upright rhizome. Leaves are mottled, small and egg shape usually only 3 inches in diameter once lily is full grown. Leaf spread is 1-2 feet when planted in a 1 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