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
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Red and yellow
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
  • Carolina Lily
  • Lily
  • Species Lily

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Location: Mississippi
Date: 2014-08-10
Location: Mississippi
Date: 2014-08-10
Location: Mississippi
Date: 2014-08-10
Location: Mississippi
Date: 2014-08-10
an unusual white form

Date: c. 1880
illustration [on left] as L. carolinianum by W. H. Fitch from Elw

Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies Used with Permission
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