Data specific to Lilies (Edit)
Division: I. Asiatic Hybrids

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 3 - 4 feet
Plant Spread: 12 - 15 in.
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Other: Blackish red
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Toxicity: Other: All parts of the plant are lethal to cats
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Other info: Species lilies will come true from seed; cultivars and hybrids will not.
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Other: Bulb scaling.
Parentage: Black Butterfly X Unknown
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Lily
  • Asiatic Lily

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-06-16
Location: central Illinois
Date: June
Uploaded by BUGGYCRAZY
Uploaded by BUGGYCRAZY

Date: 7/2008
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-06-06
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-06-14
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Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Oct 5, 2011 10:33 AM concerning plant:
    Outfacing blooms of a near black hue (very dark red) grace this somewhat 'picky' plant. Needs good drainage. Not an overly vigorous specimen. Asiatic. From Buggy Crazy.

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