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
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
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
  • Species Lily
  • Lily
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Lilium taliense
  • Synonym: Lilium jinfushanense

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Location: -Tasmania 2014
Location: -Tasmania 2014
Date: 2022-01-09
Location: -Tasmania 2014
Date: 2020-01-12

Credit John Lykkegaard

Date: 2007-07-21
Tibet Flora Image courtesy of the National Museum of Natural Hist

Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2010-07-18
Credit  Uleli

Credit Mag. Dr. Markus Hohenegger

Date: 2010-07-18
Credit Uleli
Comments:
  • Posted by Australis (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Zone 10a) on Dec 6, 2017 1:05 AM concerning plant:
    There are two colour forms of this species: 1) the more familiar white and 2) a yellow, also known informally as var. kaichen. Lilium jinfushanense has also been recently merged into this species.
Plant Events from our members
Australis On August 4, 2017 Seeds sown
Sowed more seeds from the same lot; none germinated last year.
Australis On August 29, 2016 Seeds sown
Obtained as seed from the Lily Garden.
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