
Oriental Lily
- Botanical Name
- Lilium
- Min Zone
- 5
- Max Zone
- 10
- Height
- 24 to 72 inches
- Flowers
- Summer: white, pink, red
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Plant lily bulbs in fall
- Plant bulbs at a depth two to three times their length and space at least three times their width apart
- Use a minimum planting depth for those planted in clay soil, the deeper the bulb is planted, the greater the risk of bulb rot
- Add organic matter to heavy clay soil to improve drainage
- Purchase and plant precooled bulbs in the spring as soon as the soil is workable
- Lilies are also sold as plants during the growing season and can be planted whenever available
- Mulch the soil to keep lily roots cool and moist
- Avoid overwatering, especially in clay soil, this can lead to root rot
- Apply a winter mulch after the ground freezes for added insulation and for help in getting the bulbs through challenging winters
- Oriental lilies producelots of showy fragrant flowers that can be trumpet-shaped, bowl-shaped, flat-faced or with recurved petals
- Many florists are forcing Asiatic hybrids for Easter bloom
- Problems
- Animals, root rot in poorly drained soils, hardiness, fasciation, aphids, virus
- Varieties
- Miss Lucy - first true double flowering Oriental lily, pinkish white flowers in July and August
- Casa Blanca - large 10 inch fragrant white flowers
- Star Gazer - red, star-shaped with recurved tips marked with darker spots
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