Data specific to Lilies (Edit)
Division: VII. Oriental Hybrids

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Flowers: Showy
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.

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Common names
  • Lily
  • Oriental lily

Photo Gallery
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2011-0717
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2015-07-28
 11:59 am. Three days of ageing, shows a deepening saturation of
Location: Rose garden, at entrance
Date: 2011-0714
Location: Rose garden.
Date: 2010-0710
Bud at upper right.
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2011-0717
Here you can see the light pink/purple edge, which isn't obvious
Location: Rose garden
Date: 2011-07-14
Location: Rose garden at courtyard entrance.
Date: 2011-0714
Location: Rose garden at courtyard entrance.
Date: 2011-0710
Here the pink/purple edge can't be seen.
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2015-07-25
 12:02 pm. Blossoms show the delicate pink tint at the petal's ed
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-07-27
 9:21 am. This year, a thunderstorm with tremendous winds created

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