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True lilies - Genus - Lilium
The most common are classified as:
The Asiatic lilies,
which are
most common on the cut flower market, grow with flowers that are up-facing,
out-facing and down-facing. Some have fragrance.
Longiflorum-Asiatic ("LA") Hybrid Lilies.
Oriental lilies
Flowers
are larger and often more showy in pinks and reds–the most popular 'Star
Gazer' is an example. All have fragrance.
Tigrinum lilies. Syn: The Tiger Lily.
Tigrinum Lilies are hardy, floriferous and have y recurved flower
petals, light to heavy maroon spotting and small, dark purple bublets at
their leaf axils.
Trumpet lilies
- Their flowers
are large and cone shaped. Plant height up to five feet tall.
Orienpets,
the newest development, are a cross between Orientals and Trumpets, which
have extreme vigor and disease resistance and can grow to seven and eight
feet high.
What about
fragrance? - Yes.
The trumpets (African Queen) and Orientals
(Casa Blanca) are famous
for their fragrance.
Do all true lilies bloom at the same time?
- No!
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