Division: | IX. Species and Species Cultivars |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Plant Height: | 2 to 6 feet |
Plant Spread: | 12 to 18 inches |
Leaves: | Other: Herbaceous |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | White Other: White with yellow throat, flushed with pink on outside of petals. |
Bloom Size: | 5"-6" |
Flower Time: | Summer |
Underground structures: | Bulb |
Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
Toxicity: | Other: All parts of the plant are lethal to cats |
Propagation: Seeds: | Suitable for wintersowing Will not come true from seed Other info: Species lilies will come true from seed; cultivars and hybrids will not. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division Offsets Other: Bulb scaling. |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
jmorth | On June 16, 2015 | Bloomed |
jmorth | On June 12, 2014 | Bloomed |
MrsBinWY | On January 17, 2020 | Seeds germinated 1 showing |
MrsBinWY | On January 3, 2020 | Seeds sown 20 seeds (last) from Diane's Seeds (in fridge since 2013) in milk jug @ room temp |
Australis | On April 25, 2023 | Transplanted Moved to front garden bed. |
Australis | On June 9, 2022 | Potted up Planted in a mixture suitable for L. candidum, as the mislabelling wasn't clear at the time. |
Australis | On June 8, 2022 | Obtained plant Purchased a bulb from Cam Lilies mislabelled as L. candidum. |
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