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

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Partial or Dappled Shade
Plant Height: 3 - 4 feet
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Green
White
Other: With green midveins
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.

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Common names
  • Lily
  • Oriental lily
  • Double Oriental lily

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Location: Tawas Michigan under the Pines
Date: 2023-07-29

Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies Used with Permission
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2012-07-22
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Location: Tawas Michigan under the Pines
Date: 2023-08-02
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2012-07-22
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2012-07-22
  • Uploaded by Joy

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