▁s occer ▁season <0x0A> </s> ▁An ther icum ▁l ili ago ▁( St ▁Bernard ' s ▁l ily ) ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁An ther icum ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁As par ag aceae . ▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁main land ▁Europe ▁( not ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ) ▁and ▁Turkey , ▁growing ▁in ▁dry ▁past ures , ▁st ony ▁places ▁and ▁open ▁woods ▁and ▁flow ering ▁in ▁early ▁summer . ▁In ▁Sweden ▁the ▁northern most ▁stable ▁populations ▁grows ▁along ▁the ▁rock y ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Lake ▁Som men ▁( 5 8 ° ▁N ), ▁al beit ▁on ▁occasions ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁as ▁far ▁north ▁as ▁U pp land ▁( 6 0 ° ▁N ). ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁specific ▁ep ith et ▁l ili ago ▁means ▁l ily - like ▁or ▁l ily - car rier . ▁Like ▁many ▁plants ▁whose ▁common ▁names ▁include ▁" l ily ", ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁true ▁l il ies . ▁ ▁Description ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁vig orous ▁her b ace ous ▁flow ering ▁per enn ial ▁with ▁t uber ous ▁roots , ▁ ▁high , ▁with ▁leaves ▁narrow ly ▁linear , ▁. ▁and ▁producing ▁rac emes ▁of ▁ 6 - 1 0 ▁l ily - like ▁white ▁flowers ▁in ▁Spring ▁and ▁Summer . ▁ ▁Cult iv ation ▁Best ▁grown ▁in ▁well - dra ined ▁soil ▁in ▁a ▁sun ny ▁position , ▁A . ▁l ili ago ▁can ▁be ▁propag ated ▁by ▁seed ▁or ▁by ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁root stock