| Division: | IX. Species and Species Cultivars |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Plant Height: | 2 to 6 feet |
| Leaves: | Other: Herbaceous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White Other: With pinkish or wine-purple reverse. |
| Bloom Size: | 5"-6" 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. |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
![Location: Cornwall, England
Date: 07/04/2010
public domain photo [as L. formosanum var. pricei] by John Jearra](/pics/2023-05-03/scvirginia/d9a5c7-250.jpg "Location: Cornwall, England
Date: 07/04/2010
public domain photo [as L. formosanum var. pricei] by John Jearra")
![Location: Rosetta Tasmania
Date: nov 2007
formosanum[taiwan lily]](/pics/2011-10-11/gwhizz/1bdcff-250.jpg "Location: Rosetta Tasmania
Date: nov 2007
formosanum[taiwan lily]")
![Location: My backyard - Rosetta, Tasmania
Date: 21st April 2012
Grown from seed labelled as L. wallichianum [from B&T]](/pics/2012-04-21/gwhizz/5602ca-250.jpg "Location: My backyard - Rosetta, Tasmania
Date: 21st April 2012
Grown from seed labelled as L. wallichianum [from B&T]")
| MrsBinWY | On August 23, 2020 | Transplanted Transplanted out to the old herb bed, east of Crambe maritima |
| MrsBinWY | On January 1, 2020 | Potted up Transferred the plants as a group from the milk jug to a 3-gallon pot. Largest plantlets had ~11 leaves. |
| MrsBinWY | On January 25, 2019 | Seeds germinated 3; ~21 total; noticed ~8 had their 1st true leaf on 3-23-19. These grew through early fall. Allowed them to go dormant & watered the container in late November 2019 or so. They emerged a couple weeks later & have been growing strongly. |
| MrsBinWY | On December 23, 2018 | Seeds sown ~36 seeds (2018G) in milk jug @ warm room temp (70-75) per Rare Exotic Seeds. Moved to room temp 1-9-19. |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| Lily formanosum var. pricei babies! by sedumzz | Mar 10, 2022 6:54 PM | 1 |
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