Data specific to Lilies (Edit)
Division: VI. Trumpet and Aurelian Hybrids

General Plant Information (Edit)
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: 4 - 6 feet
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Orange
Other: Sold as a strain. Bloom color can vary as to depth of orange.
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
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.
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Selections from: Aurelian Group

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: African Queen
Cultivar name: 'African Queen Group'
Common names
  • Trumpet Lily
  • Lily

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Location: Apple Valley MN Date: 2020-07-11
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina Where Date: 2020-06-22
Location: Putnam County Indiana Date: 2008-07-10
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Chicago Date: 2020-07-05
Location: My Gardens Date: June 29, 2018 Photo In Late Afternoon Sunlight, 90*F Temp.
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon Date: 4000-05-31
Location: My garden, Grapevine, TX Date: Spring
Location: Maine Date: 2017-07-27
Location: Maine Date: 2017-07-27
Location: The garden at Sanabria Date: 2013-07-27 Long lasting blooms do well in sun
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Date: 2021-06-17
Location: in my garden Date: 2017-06-20
Location: My garden, Grapevine, TX Date: Spring very fragrant
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Maine Date: 2017-07-27
Location: Apple Valley MN Date: 2018-10-31
Location: in my garden Date: 2017-06-18
Location: Oceanside, California Date: 2022-06-05 In my garden
photo credit: Thorkild Poulsen
Date: 2021-10-20
Location: In my garden Date: 2015-06-27
Date: 2021-05-05
Photo by Newyorkrita
Location: Maine
Location: Oceanside, California Date: 2022-06-05 I think this Lily does well here because my yard is built below g
Location: Miami County Indiana Date: August 20, 2010 Lilium 'African Queen'
Location: Eagle Bay, New York Date: 2022-07-29 Lily (Lilium African Queen) after the rain
Date: 2012-07-01
Location: North faceing full sun garden Date: Jul 7, 2010 5:50 AM Lovely deep melon color
Location: Chicago Date: 2020-07-04
Photo by sgardener
Photo by sgardener
Date: 2021-06-16
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Photo by Cinta
Location: Illinois United States Trumpet 'African Queen'
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Oceanside, California Date: 2022-06-05 In my garden. I was so happy to see this Lily not only coming bac
Photo by jmorth
Location: In my garden Date: 2014-06-14
Location: In my garden Date: 2014-06-14
Date: 2013-06-21
Location: central Illinois Date: 2011-06-28
Location: Maine Date: 2017-07-25
Location: Miami County Indiana Date: August 20, 2010 Lilium 'African Queen'
Location: Oceanside, California Date: 2021-06-22 In my garden last year 2021
Location: In my garden Date: 2012-07-01
Location: Eagle Bay, New York Date: 11-04-2021 Lilium African Queen, bulbs
Location: Sun garden Pittsford NY Date: Jul 18, 2009 5:01 PM Deep melon
Location: -Tasmania Date: 27-12-13
Photo by Ispahan
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Date: Jun 21, 2005
Location: In my garden Date: 2014-06-14
Date: 2013-06-21
Location: The garden at Sanabria Date: 2013-07-26
Location: My Garden
Date: 2021-04-14
Date: 2017-06-24
Date: 2013-06-29
Date: 2009-07-17 Credit Epibase
Date: Jun 21, 2006
Location: central Illinois Date: 2014-07-05
Location: central Illinois Date: 2014-07-05
Date: 2014-06-14
Date: 2013-06-21
Date: 2013-06-21
Photo by Claudia
Date: 2013-06-24
Location: The garden at Sanabria Date: 2013-07-26 A three year old bulb
Date: 2013-06-29
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Comments:
  • Posted by pardalinum (Willamette Valley OR - Zone 8a) on Oct 22, 2011 12:14 AM concerning plant:
    African Queen is a strain of trumpets that will vary a bit in color but generally are yellow on the inside and darker on the outside of the petals.
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  • Posted by Claudia (Greencastle IN - Zone 5b) on Sep 24, 2013 7:36 PM concerning plant:
    I have noticed that the height will vary from year to year. Mine have grown as tall as 7 feet and they were a bit floppy at that height. However, on average they are usually about 5 feet tall and have very sturdy stems. They have a nice scent and I enjoy the varying melon color.
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  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 24, 2013 8:19 PM concerning plant:
    African Queen has always been a bit on the floppy side for me with heavy leaning. Still, a very pretty trumpet lily with a nice golden coloring. It comes up and blooms each year with no problems.
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  • Posted by Ispahan (Chicago - Zone 6a) on Jun 30, 2012 8:22 PM concerning plant:
    A strain of dark yellow/orange/melon-colored trumpets. It has pretty flowers but is very tall, lanky and floppy. Faintly scented during the day, the perfume intensifies at night but is never really powerful. A pleasant lily, but not one of my favorites. I would take plain old Lilium regale any day over the commonly available colored trumpet strains.
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