Data specific to Lilies (Edit)
Division: VII. Oriental Hybrids

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 5'
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
White
Bi-Color: red petals have wide white margins
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
Bulbs
Other: Bulb scaling.

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Common names
  • Lily
  • Oriental Lily

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Location: central Illinois
Date: summer 2007
Location: central Illinois
Date: March 2006
typical very large bulb from Buggy Crazy
Uploaded by BUGGYCRAZY
Uploaded by BUGGYCRAZY
Location: central Illinois
Date: summer 2007

Date: 7/2009
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Oct 30, 2011 10:25 PM concerning plant:
    Fragrant Oriental named after it's huge white buds by Buggy Crazy.

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