Lilium

Lilium is a large genus in the Liliaceae family. More than 100 species are found in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. There are thousands of cultivars as well. The majority of lilies are easy to grow, basic location being heads in the sun and feet in the shade. Good drainage is essential. With the exception of Lilum candidum, they should be planted twice as deep as the height of the bulb. Lilium candidum should be barely covered with soil and is best planted in late summer. The colors of pastel shades are best with a little shade so they do not lose their color in the sun.

Species Lilies was the topic of the week for the PBS List in June 2003. Some of the information below was furnished by John Bryan. His complete Introduction can be found here.


Lilium has been divided into the following sections on the PBS wiki – American Section A-M - American Section N-ZAsiatic SectionCandidum Section - Dauricum SectionMartagon SectionOriental Section - Trumpet Section

Lilium Hybrids shows pictures of hybrids.


American Section, Lilium humboldtii, Nhu NguyenAsiatic Section, Lilium concolor, John LonganeckerCandidum Section, Lilium monadelphum, Arnold TrachtenbergDauricum Section, Lilium dauricum, Arnold TrachtenbergOriental Section, Lilium speciosum, Jim McKenneyTrumpet Section, Lilium formosanum, Ron Parsons

Click on the name in the table below to find more information and/or to see photographs of the named species or cultivar.

Lilium amabile Lilium auratum Lilium 'Black Beauty' Lilium bolanderi
Lilium brownii Lilium bulbiferum Lilium callosum Lilium canadense
Lilium catesbaei Lilium cernuum Lilium 'Citronella' Lilium columbianum
Lilium concolor Lilium dauricum Lilium davidii Lilium duchartrei
Lilium formosanum Lilium formosanum var. pricei Lilium gloriosoides Lilium grayi
Lilium henryi Lilium humboldtii Lilium humboldtii ssp. ocellatum Lilium kelloggii
Lilium kelleyanum Lilium lancifolium Lilium leichtlinii Lilium leucanthum
Lilium leucanthum var. centifolium Lilium longiflorum Lilium mackliniae Lilium maritimum
Lilium martagon Lilium martagon var. hirsutum Lilium michiganense Lilium monadelphum
Lilium nepalense Lilium occidentale Lilium pardalinum Lilium parryi
Lilium parvum Lilium philadelphicum Lilium pitkinense Lilium 'Preston Yellow'
Lilium pumilum Lilium regale Lilium rosthornii Lilium rubellum
Lilium rubescens Lilium sargentiae Lilium shastense Lilium speciosum
Lilium speciosum var. gloriosoides Lilium speciosum var. rubrum Lilium sulphureum Lilium superbum
Lilium taliense Lilium vollmeri Lilium wallichianum Lilium washingtonianum
Lilium wigginsii Lilium xanthellum

Major reference works devoted to lilies include

And Edward McRae, 1998 listed in References. For more information about Lilium see Dr. Markus Hohenegger's Lilium site.

For other pictures and information of Lilium grown in the Danen garden, Gerry Danen's gallery


American Section A-M - American Section N-ZAsiatic SectionCandidum Section - Dauricum SectionMartagon SectionOriental Section - Trumpet Section - Lilium Hybrids


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