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
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
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

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Common names
  • Lily
  • Fire Lily
  • Orange Lily
  • Species Lily
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Lilium bulbiferum
  • Synonym: Lilium bulbiferum var. chaixii
  • Synonym: Lilium bulbiferum var. croceum
  • Synonym: Lilium bulbiferum var. giganteum

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Location: Bea’s garden Date: 2023-09-18 Background plant Cotinus purple ‘Smoke shrub purple /orange com
Date: 2022-05-10
Date: 2022-04-14
Date: 2022-05-09
Date: 2022-04-01
credit: Orchi
Date: 2022-04-27
Date: 2008-05-22 Credit Skippersd
Date: c. 1880 illustration by W. H. Fitch from Elwes' 'Monograph of the Genus L
Date: 2010-07-28 Credit Amada44
Credit Leif Stridvall
Date: c. 1880 illustration [as L. croceum] by W. H. Fitch from Elwes' 'Monograp
credit: Meneerke Bloem
Location: Central Texas Date: 2014-05-13
Date: 2014-10-18 Credit Wolfgang Moroder
Date: 2010-07-06 Credit Ulrika
Date: 2011-06-22 Credit C T Johansson
Date: 2012-07-06 Credit C T Johansson
Date: 2011-07-10 Credit Christian Fischer
Date: 2010-07-28 Credit Amada44
Date: 2005-06-12 Credit Meneerke bloem
Date: 2013-06-30 Credit UmnyjPes
Date: 2014-07-09 Credit Uoaei1
Location: Hortus Botanicus Akureyensis - Akureya - Iceland Date: 2019-07-29
Credit Orchi
Credit Leif Stridvall
Date: 2005-06-24 Credit Juan José Sánchez
Date: 2010-06-27 Photo: Mg-K ((GFDL))
Credit Michał Smoczyk
Date: 2013-07-06 Credit Christian Fischer
Date: 2012-04-11 Credit Thesurvived99
Date: 2012-09-23 Credit Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
Date: 2014-06-07 Credit Huthansl
Date: 2010-07-18 Credit Petr Filippov
Date: 2009-07-19 Credit Hectonichus
Date: 2007-06-25 Credit Elena Chochkova
Date: 2010-08-31 Credit Sylvain Guillaumon
Date: 2006-06-18 Credit Valérie75
Comments:
  • Posted by Lucius93 (Croatia - Zone 9a) on May 11, 2022 6:05 AM concerning plant:
    Nice species which is widespread throughout Europe. Cultivation is easy as long as drainage is perfect. The flower color is very variable. It prefers neutral or slightly alkaline soil. This species can be easily propagated with bulbils from upper leaf axils (although not all plants produce them).
    Reply to this comment
Plant Events from our members
Australis On September 1, 2019 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Seedlings never emerged for 2019-2020 season.
Australis On March 30, 2018 Potted up
Australis From October 2, 2017 to March 30, 2018 Winterized
Stored in fridge to vernalise, then waited until brunt of summer heat had passed. Seedlings had just started to produce a leaf - whilst still in the fridge - when retrieved.
Australis From June 9, 2017 to July 27, 2017 Seeds germinated
80% germination.
Australis On May 20, 2017 Seeds sown
Obtained as seed from NALS seed exchange - seed lot 97-101, donated by Darm Crook. Intraspecific mix of varieties.
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