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
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
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.
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Species Lily
  • Lily

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Date: 2022-11-24

Date: 2005-06-26
Credit Iman Mirabzadeh Ardakani

Date: 2005-06-17
Credit Iman Mirabzadeh Ardakani

Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies Used with Permission
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Date: 2005-06-24
Credit Iman Mirabzadeh Ardakani
Plant Events from our members
Australis On November 25, 2017 Entered Dormancy
Seedling keeled over. Suspect unseasonal heat in November may have killed it. Waiting to see if it returns.
Australis On September 29, 2017 Plant emerged
Australis From June 24, 2017 to September 16, 2017 Winterized
Placed in the fridge to vernalise.
Australis On March 27, 2017 Seeds germinated
Only one seed out of the eight germinated.
Australis On February 26, 2017 Seeds sown
Started remainder of seeds obtained from SRGC seed exchange.
Australis On February 23, 2017 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
First lot of seeds all went mouldy. Suspect issue with media.
Australis On February 11, 2017 Seeds sown
Obtained seeds from the SRGC seed exchange. Started half.
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