Division: | IX. Species and Species Cultivars |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Red |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early 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. |
Pollinators: | Bees |
jmorth | On May 30, 2014 | Bloomed |
Australis | On April 29, 2023 | Potted up |
Australis | On April 23, 2023 | Obtained plant Purchased a couple of bulbs from Drewitts Bulbs at the Yarra Valley Plant Fair. |
Australis | On June 30, 2018 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Last two seedlings died. |
Australis | On June 11, 2017 | Transplanted Found that the last two seedlings were still alive when emptying out the planter. Replanted the two tiny bulblets in better medium. |
Australis | From October 14, 2016 to April 1, 2017 | Plant emerged Seven different seedlings sent up cotyledons over this timeframe. None ever got beyond that; each died within a few weeks of emerging. |
Australis | On September 4, 2016 | Seeds sown Obtained seeds from NALS seed exchange - seed lot 92-168, donated by Adam Yakabuskie. |
MrsBinWY | On April 23, 2022 | Seeds sown On 4-23-2022, sowed 24 (all) seeds from bxncbx (J.L. Hudson) in half-gallon milk jug. Give 3 months, 3 months cool, and germinate warm. Finally fridged these on 9-16-2022. Unfridged 12-23-2022 & brought upstairs. |
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