SiouxText Box: SIOUX When this lily first starts to open the sepals lay on the water and the bloom looks like a ball, then the flower opens creamy yellow and then changes to yellow with a tint of apricot and just before the bloom expires it turns completely red! Upright rhizome. Leaves are green and freckled. Medium leaf spread 4-6ft 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