Division: | IX. Species and Species Cultivars |
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 |
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. |
« 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)