Data specific to Lilies (Edit)
Division: VIII. Other Hybrids

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 4 feet
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Purplish red
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: 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.

Image
Common names
  • Lily
  • Longiflorum/Oriental lily
  • LO lily

Photo Gallery
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-01
SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA
Photo by chocolatemoose
Photo by Ispahan
Photo by Ispahan

Date: 2009-06-23
Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies  Used with Permission
Photo by magnolialover
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden (Mobot) in St Louis
Date: 2016-06-18
Comments:
  • Posted by Ispahan (Chicago - Zone 6a) on Jun 30, 2012 6:33 PM concerning plant:
    A wonderful, robust LO lily with a heady, pervasive, sweet, gardenia-like perfume. My first year stems were nearly six feet tall with enormous blooms 9-10 inches across. Although the color can fade in hot sunshine, it is usually a nice, deep pink that looks spectacular in the garden. One of my favorites!

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Lilies Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Lilies (Lilium)

« Visit the Lilies forum

« The Lilies Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Lucius93 and is called "Erysimum cheiri"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.