Taxon

Lilium regale

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Common name: regal lily
Family: Liliaceae (lily family)
Distribution: China
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3
Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber)
Comments: 3-6' tall x 12-18" wide. An old-fashioned garden classic. This lily boasts majestic trumpet-flowers which are white inside and deep rose-purple outside. The large blooms rise above stately stems reaching heights 3-6' tall, flowering for a month or more in mid-summer. They are a spectacular cut-flower with a lovely perfumed fragrance. Easy to grow and will naturalize in good well-drained garden soils.
Links: Flora of China (eFloras.org) • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List

Locations

  • 1: DW067 • Accession: D2006-0337 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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