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Learn about different types, colors, and scents of lilies, and how to plant, care for, and enjoy them in your garden. Find out when and where to buy lily bulbs, how to choose the best site and soil, and how to prevent common problems.
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May 13, 2024 · There are over 100 lily species and many more hybrids. Learn about lily plant care to make the most of the beautiful blooms of species in the Lilium genus.
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- African Queen – Trumpet Lilies. Photo source: Gardenia.net. These exquisite trumpet-shaped flowers are apricot-orange in color and highly fragrant. This type of lily grows to be between 36″ and 40″ in height.
- Altari – Orienpet Lilies. A Lilium ‘Altari’ is a type of Orienpet Lily that has a large star-shaped raspberry blossom that can grow 6-12 inches wide and has recurved tepals tipped in white.
- Anastasia – Orienpet Lilies. This lily has huge pendant blossoms that are rosy pink at their heart and white towards their tips. These lilies are amazing bloomers with up to 20-30 flowers per bulb.
- Arabian Knight – Martagon Lily. This is a truly beautiful lily flower with golden blossoms covered with dark mahogany spots and mostly facing downward. Up to 50 flowers can bloom on one stem.
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lily, (genus Lilium), genus of 80 to 100 species of herbaceous flowering plants of the family Liliaceae, native to temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Many lilies are prized as ornamental plants, and they have been extensively hybridized.
The word lily is also used in the common names of many plants of other genera that resemble true lilies. These include the daylily (Hemerocallis) and various species of the family Amaryllidaceae.
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The true lilies are erect perennial plants with leafy stems, scaly bulbs, usually narrow leaves, and solitary or clustered flowers. The flowers consist of six petal-like segments, which may form the shape of a trumpet, with a more or less elongated tube, as in the Madonna lily (Lilium candidum) and Easter lily (L. longiflorum). Alternatively, the segments may be reflexed (curved back) to form a turban shape, as in the Turk’s cap lily (L. martagon), or they may be less strongly reflexed and form an open cup or bowl shape, as in the wood lily (L. philadelphicum) and goldband lily (L. auratum). The flowers of some species are quite fragrant, and they occur in a wide variety of colours. Plants of most species range in height from 30 to 120 cm (1 to 4 feet); plants of certain species, however, exceed 2.5 metres (8 feet) in height.
Lilies are usually raised from bulbs, but they can be grown from seed. Different species vary in the amount of sunlight they require. Most prefer a porous loamy soil, and good drainage is essential. Most species bloom in July or August. The flowering periods of certain species begin in late spring; others bloom in late summer or early autumn.
Lilies are among the oldest cultivated plants. In Asia Minor during the 2nd millennium bce the bulb of the Madonna lily was cultivated for use in a medicinal ointment; the ancients raised the bulbs of this species for food. The Greeks and Romans grew it for ornamental and medicinal purposes. During the Middle Ages the Madonna lily was associated wi...
Lily is a genus of about 80 to 100 species of flowering plants with bulbs and various flower shapes. Learn about their history, cultivation, symbolism, and diversity from Britannica.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Lilium ( / ˈlɪliəm / LIL-ee-əm) [3] is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large and often prominent flowers. They are the true lilies. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world.
Learn about the different types of lilies, their characteristics, and how to grow them in your garden. Find out about planting, care, and varieties of lilies, as well as tips and FAQs.
Learn about the different types, characteristics, and uses of lilies, a popular flowering plant with stunning beauty and fragrance. Find out how to plant, care, and maintain lilies in your garden or containers.
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