Data specific to Lilies (Edit)
Division: IX. Species and Species Cultivars

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: 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.

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Common names
  • Lily
  • Species Lily

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Date: c. 1906
illustration from 'Horticulture', 1906

A young plant

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Home Garden
Date: 2016-07-07
Comments:
  • Posted by Lucius93 (Croatia - Zone 9a) on Feb 26, 2022 6:34 AM concerning plant:
    A beautiful and fragrant white trumpet from China that has a yellowish-greenish throat and varying amounts of green or pink-purple to brown color on the reverse of the petals. This species has played a major role in producing today's trumpet hybrids. Vigorous and long lived, it will do great in any garden if drainage is perfect. Covering against excessive winter rain is a must. It will produce big bulbs over time. Easy to grow from seeds.

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