Scientific Name:	Lilium cvs. (Asiatic)
Pronunciation:	LIL-ee-um
Common Name:	Asiatic hybrid lily
Family Name:	Liliaceae
Plant Type:	Flowering cut plant, Flowering pot plant, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Compared to Oriental lilies, Asiatic lilies (Division I) tend to have narrower leaves (more lanceolate), more numerous but smaller flowers that are upright or outward facing, and more mildly scented or unscented.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293, CLT Training

Habit: Stiffly upright Form: Columnar Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m Spread: 0.1 - 0.3m Origin: Garden origin (east Asian species) Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Cut flower or foliage, Indoor plant, Perennial border Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Lustrous Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear, Ovate Apices: Acute Margins: Entire Additional Info: Shorter than Oriental and Easter lilies

Inflorescence Type: Raceme Flower Morphology: Corolla Shape: Campanulate Colour (petals): White, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Red, Magenta, Dark-red Flower Scent: Fragrant Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul

Fruit Type: Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Aug, Sep Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Bulbs

Propagation:	Division - below ground parts
Plant Care:
Optimal Temp.:	Low indoor temperature
Light Level:	Medium indoor light level
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Thrips
Specific Pests:	Bulb rot

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse Location Map

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