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
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 6 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Pale yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Uses: Cut Flower
Toxicity: Other: All parts of the plant are lethal to cats
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Species lilies will come true from seed; cultivars and hybrids will not.
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Other: Bulb scaling.
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

Image
Common names
  • Lily
  • Species Lily

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Location: In the garden of an expert alpine gardener, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2011-06-26

Credit Ernst Gügel

Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies Used with Permission
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Credit Ernst Gügel

Credit Thorkild Poulsen
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