Lilium — 43 species
Botanical species in the genus Lilium recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Lilium species
Lilium species
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Protect against slugs in early spring, if the shoot tip is eaten out the bulb will not grow in that year and will lose vigour. Bulbs are best planted out into their permanent positions in early to mid-autumn in cool temperate zones and up to late autumn in warmer areas, this allows them to become established before new top growth commences in spring.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium amabile
Lilium amabile
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium amabile is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Plants are probably lime tolerant.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium auratum
Lilium auratum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium auratum is a moderately cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -20°c when fully dormant. It does not grow so well in climates where the summers are cool or too moist. Requires a well-drained lime-free peaty soil in a warm position with its roots in the shade.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium brownii
Lilium brownii
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium brownii is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Requires a light soil.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium bulbiferum
Lilium bulbiferum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium bulbiferum is a moderately cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -15°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Succeeds in ordinary garden soil and in calcareous soils.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium callosum
Lilium callosum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium callosum is a moderately cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -20°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Lime tolerant.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium canadense
Lilium canadense
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium canadense is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Dislikes lime.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium candidum
Lilium candidum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium candidum is a moderately cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -20°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich fertile loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Prefers a sunny position but also succeeds in shade.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium cernuum
Lilium cernuum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium cernuum is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -35°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Lime tolerant.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium columbianum
Lilium columbianum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium columbianum is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Requires a moist not too heavy well-drained acid loam in light shade. Succeeds in full sun.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium concolor
Lilium concolor
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium concolor is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -30°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Prefers an acid sandy soil but also succeeds on heavy soils.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium davidii
Lilium davidii
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium davidii is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. An easily grown plant, it tolerates some lime in the soil.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium distichum
Lilium distichum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium distichum is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Grows well in open woodland, preferring a shady position.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium formosanum
Lilium formosanum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium formosanum is not a very cold-hardy plant, only able to tolerate short periods with temperatures falling to around -3 to -5°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. This species only tolerates temperatures down to about -3°c.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium hansonii
Lilium hansonii
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium hansonii is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Best grown in partial shade, the flowers are bleached in strong sunlight.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium henryi
Lilium henryi
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium henryi is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Prefers a limey soil.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium japonicum
Lilium japonicum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium japonicum is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Grows well in open woodland.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium kelleyanum
Lilium kelleyanum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium kelleyanum is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Stoloniferous, the bulbs should be planted 10 - 12cm deep in a light, gritty, well-drained soil with added leafmold in sun or light shade.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium lancifolium
Lilium lancifolium
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium lancifolium is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -30°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Prefers a lime-free soil according to some reports, whilst one says that it succeeds in a calcareous soil and another that it succeeds in ordinary garden soil.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium leichtlinii
Lilium leichtlinii
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium leichtlinii is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Requires a light humus-rich acid soil and plenty of moisture in late spring. Should succeed in a cool well-drained peat, leaf-mold and sand mix with shelter from the midday sun.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium leichtlinii maximowiczii
Lilium leichtlinii maximowiczii
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium leichtlinii maximowiczii is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Requires a light humus-rich acid soil and plenty of moisture in late spring. Should succeed in a cool well-drained peat, leaf-mould and sand mix with shelter from the midday sun.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium longiflorum
Lilium longiflorum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium longiflorum is only hardy outdoors in the mildest areas of Britain and even there needs to be grown in a warm sheltered position with protection from early frosts. The dormant bulbs will withstand soil temperatures down to at least -5°c. It can be grown as an annual, the plants can flower in 6 months from seed.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium maculatum
Lilium maculatum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium maculatum is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -30°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. This name possibly covers a group of hybrids involving L. dauricum x L. concolor.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium martagon
Lilium martagon
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium martagon is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -30°c when fully dormant. Succeeds in ordinary well-drained garden soil. Prefers a good leafy soil in sun or semi-shade.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium medeoloides
Lilium medeoloides
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium medeoloides is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Stem rooting, the bulbs should be planted 7 - 12cm deep in practically pure leaf mould with plenty of grit added.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium nanum
Lilium nanum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium nanum is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. This species grows well in areas such as Scotland with cool summers, it dislikes areas with warm summers.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium nepalense
Lilium nepalense
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium nepalense is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Plants should be kept dry in the dormant season and are therefore best grown in a greenhouse border.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium nobilissimum
Lilium nobilissimum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium nobilissimum is a moderately cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -15°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Not very easy to grow in cultivation, outside its native habitat it is best grown in the greenhouse border, Stem rooting, plant the bulbs 10 - 15cm deep.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium pardalinum
Lilium pardalinum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium pardalinum is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Succeeds in almost any soil that is moist but not water-logged. Prefers a wet soil on a slope or a well-drained soil with a high water table.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium pensylvanicum
Lilium pensylvanicum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium dauricum is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -20 to -25°c when fully dormant, though the embryonic flower shoot will be damaged at temperatures around -15°c. Succeeds in ordinary garden soil. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil in a sunny position, it rapidly degenerates if grown in shade.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium philadelphicum
Lilium philadelphicum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium philapelphicum is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -30°c when fully dormant. Requires a well-drained humus-rich soil and a cool moist root run. Likes a warm position with moisture in summer.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium polyphyllum
Lilium polyphyllum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Found in the wild mainly in acidic soils with a sandy-silt texture with a forest floor that is rich in humus
Full cultivation guide →Lilium pomponium
Lilium pomponium
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium pomponium is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -30°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Prefers calcareous soils but tolerates acid conditions.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium pumilum
Lilium pumilum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium pumilum is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. An easily cultivated plant, preferring an open light soil with plenty of moisture in the growing season, though it is tolerant of most soil types. Requires a well-drained soil and a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium rubellum
Lilium rubellum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium rubellum is a moderately cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -20°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. This bulb is very difficult to establish in Britain because it requires plenty of summer moisture with cold, dry conditions in the winter.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium sargentiae
Lilium sargentiae
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium sargentiae is a moderately cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -20°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Does well on calcareous soils according to some reports whilst others say that it dislikes lime.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium speciosum
Lilium speciosum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium speciosum is a moderately cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -15 to -20°c when fully dormant. The dormant bulbs are fairly hardy and will withstand soil temperatures down to at least -5°c. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium superbum
Lilium superbum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium superbum is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -35°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Requires a lime-free soil.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium tsingtauense
Lilium tsingtauense
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium tsingtauense is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. Best in a lime-free sandy loam.
Full cultivation guide →Lilium wallichianum
Lilium wallichianum
Family: Liliaceae
Cultivation
Lilium wallichianum is not a very cold-hardy plant, being able to tolerate short periods witj temperatures down to around -5°c when fully dormant. Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun. A stoloniferous plant.
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