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
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Red
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Vegetable
Cut Flower
Edible Parts: Roots
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
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.
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Lily
  • Species Lily
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Lilium davidii var. davidii
  • Synonym: Lilium davidii var. unicolor

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Location: Elgin, TX
Date: May 14th, 2015
Location: -Tasmania 2014
Date: DEC 14
DAVIDII V UNICOLOR
Comments:
  • Posted by hhong (Elgin, TX - Zone 8b) on Dec 9, 2014 8:54 PM concerning plant:
    The lilium davidii var unicolor is cultivated as a vegetable source (Lanzhou lily). The edible part is the bulb. It has a mild sweet taste.

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