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
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
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.
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

Image
Common names
  • Lily
  • Species Lily
  • Kochang Lily

Photo Gallery
Location: Primorsky Kraj, Russia
Date: 2006-08-06
Kochang lily (Lilium distichum). Wild plant in natural habitat.
Photo by robertduval14

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