Data specific to Lilies (Edit)
Division: I. Asiatic Hybrids

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 3 feet
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Other: Dark black red
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
  • Asiatic Lily
Also sold as:
  • Black Wizard

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Location: Iowa
Photo by dellac
Location: Iowa
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2016-11-06
Newly-opened bloom with anthers unopened.

Date: 2018-06-06
Location: Iowa
Location: Kitchen hosta garden - morning sun only.
Date: 2014-06-26
Location: Iowa
Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-06-14
Location: Iowa
Location: Kitchen hosta garden - morning sun only.
Date: 2014-05-06
Location: Kitchen hosta garden - morning sun only.
Date: 2014-06-25
Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-06-08
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2016-11-04
Buds two days before the first two opened.
Location: Rosetta -Tasmania
Date: 14/12/2012
Location: Kitchen hosta garden - morning sun only.
Date: 2014-06-25
Location: Kitchen hosta garden - morning sun only.
Date: 2014-06-27
Location: Kitchen hosta garden - morning sun only.
Date: 2014-06-26
Photo by lilymanrob
Location: Kitchen hosta garden - morning sun only.
Date: 2014-07-26
Location: Kitchen hosta garden - morning sun only.
Date: 2014-06-17
Photo by dellac
Location: CZ Sirem My garden
Date: 4000-05-05
Location: Hosta kitchen garden - morning sun only.
Date: 2016-04-08
It appears we'll have 10 stems!

Photo Courtesy of Longfield Gardens. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Rosetta -Tasmania
Date: June
Freshly dug Mapira Bulbs
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Comments:
  • Posted by gwhizz (Rosetta,Tasmania,Australia - Zone 7b) on Dec 14, 2012 5:29 PM concerning plant:
    Not a nice bloom at all, very patchy
  • Posted by Australis (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Zone 10a) on Jun 26, 2017 9:13 PM concerning plant:
    This is often sold as an LA (Longiflorum-Asiatic) hybrid, but according to the breeder (Mak Breeding) it is just an Asiatic. It is listed in the 6th Supplement of the 2007 RHS register as an LA.

    It appears to be diploid and breeds successfully with Asiatics.

    In my Zone 10 climate it produced many stem bulblets on its first year. Sadly, it declined rapidly and did not return for the second year (all bulbs had disappeared after two years).
  • Posted by pirl (Southold, Long Island, NY - Zone 7a) on Apr 9, 2016 1:41 PM concerning plant:
    Planted three bulbs in 2014. Now it appears they have multiplied to ten!
Plant Events from our members
Australis On June 2, 2018 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Checked the pot and found all bulbs were gone. They never came up after being repotted.
Australis On April 25, 2017 Maintenance performed
Dug up one bulb to give away and found that one bulb had disintegrated, leaving lots of scales - bagged these up to try to propagate it. Divided the double-nosed bulb and replanted in fresh media.
Australis From February 17, 2017 to April 16, 2017 Entered Dormancy
Australis From November 6, 2016 to November 20, 2016 Bloomed
Four blooms on one stem.
Australis From August 19, 2016 to August 25, 2016 Plant emerged
Australis On June 26, 2016 Potted up
Australis On June 24, 2016 Obtained plant
Purchased from Van Diemen Quality Bulbs.
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Not Mapira? by pardalinum Jun 24, 2020 2:34 AM 4

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