Data specific to Lilies (Edit)
Division: VIII. Other Hybrids

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 4 - 5 feet
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Yellow blended into pink at tips.
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
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
  • Orienpet lily
  • OT lily
  • Oriental/Trumpet lily

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Location: My garden, Skåne, Sweden
Date: August 2015
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Iowa
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Maine
Date: 2014-07-29

Sorry for the hand but it was necessary to capture this good phot
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Iowa
Date: 2018-07-10
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2021-07-17
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Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Maine
Date: 2011-07-29
Location: Maine
Date: 2010-07-20
Location: Illinois
Date: 2011-07-15
Location: Iowa
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
Bloom faces down but this one was picked and is sitting on leaves
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Date: 2018-07-16
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Barryville NY
Date: 2019-07-24
Location: KALAMA WA
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Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies Used with Permission
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Illinois
Date: 2011-07-16

Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies Used with Permission
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Date: 2012-07-06

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Comments:
  • Posted by pardalinum (Willamette Valley OR - Zone 8a) on Dec 30, 2011 12:16 AM concerning plant:
    The pink color of Elusive can be as elusive as its name. Cool temperatures bring out the pink; warm temperatures emphasize the yellow with perhaps a bit of pink at the tips.

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