Scientific Name:
Lilium longiflorum
Pronunciation:
LIL-ee-um lawn-jih-FLORE-um
Common Name:
Easter lily
Family Name:
Liliaceae
Plant Type:
Flowering cut plant, Flowering pot plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves linear 12-20cm long x 4-5cm wide; flowers white, fragrant, trumpet-shaped, up to 17cm long, 6 tepals, bloom in July-August or in time for Easter if forced indoors.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Columnar
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Floristry, Indoor plant, Perennial border
Additional Info:
Google. Easily hybridizes with formosan, Asiatic, and Oriental lilies.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Oblanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Arching
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Bulbs
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Diptera - true flies, Virus (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Specific Pests:
Fungus gnats, Bulb rot
