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
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 4 feet
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Toxicity: Other: All parts of the plant are lethal to cats
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: 3 months warm (fall), 3 months cold (winter or fridge), then warm again
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
  • Oriental Lily

Photo Gallery
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-08-28
Location: Northern Illinois (Zone 5a)
Date: 2014-08-15
Location: central Illinois
Date: 5-11-11
#pollination   mantis
Location: central Illinois
Date: 8-12-11
#pollination
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-08-08
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-08-30
Hawkmoths
Uploaded by 4susiesjoy
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2015-08-16
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-08-30
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2010-08-06
Hummingbird moth enticed at dusk.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-08-12
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-08-13
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-08-10
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-08-07
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: August 2007
Location: central Illinois 
Date: 2011-08-11

Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2011-10-16
Location: CZ Sirem My garden
Date: 4000-05-05
Uploaded by Ispahan
Location: My Garden
Date: 2012-10-08
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2010-08-06
Hummingbird moth enticed at dusk.

Date: 9/2005
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-08-29
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-08-28
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-08-28
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-08-10
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-08-15

Date: 2008-09-15
Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies  Used with Permission
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-08-04
Plant Events from our members
jmorth On August 30, 2018 Bloomed
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jmorth From August 13, 2015 to August 27, 2015 Bloomed
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jmorth On August 18, 2008 Bloomed
jmorth On August 5, 2007 Bloomed
jmorth On October 1, 2006 Obtained plant
aspenhill On March 15, 2008 Obtained plant
Brent & Becky's Bulbs - qty 10
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