Scientific Name: Lilium cvs. (Asiatic)
Common Name: Asiatic hybrid lily
Family Name: Liliaceae
Origin: Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Zone: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Plant Type: Flowering cut plant, Flowering pot plant, Herbaceous perennial
Mature Size: 1.3 - 2.0m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width)
Habit: Stiffly upright
Form: Columnar
Texture: Medium
Landscape Uses: Cut flower or foliage, Indoor plant, Perennial border
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Lustrous, Linear, Ovate, Entire
Flowers: Raceme, White, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Magenta, Red, Dark-red, Jun-Jul
Fruit: Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent, Brown, Aug-Sep
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.