Lilium candidum
Liliaceae
ORIGIN: Eastern Europe, Balkans, Western Asia.
USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONE: 5-9?
SOIL: Ideally rich, moist, but well drained.
EXPOSURE: Grown in full sun.
GENERAL HABIT: Bulbous, herbaceous perennial
herb. Produces a rosette of "winter" foliage shortly after
fall planting and persists until stems emerge in spring.
Flowering stems can reach 2-5ft.
FOLIAGE: Alternating, light green, lanceolate, glabrous
foliage. Being very susceptible to virus and botrytis,
occasional discoloration is not uncommon.
FLOWER: Blooms early-midsummer (June). Out to
slightly downfacing, funnel shaped flowers. Color is a
creamy pure white with a very pale butter yellow throat.
Strongly scented.
COMMENTS:
A lovely and much adored species, but sometimes
difficult to keep growing after one season because of its
susceptibility to virus and fungal diseases. It is planted
shallowly (nose of bulb just below the surface of the soil)
and requires full sun and very good drainage. It is also
said to perform better in more alkaline soils
Liliaceae
ORIGIN: Eastern Europe, Balkans, Western Asia.
USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONE: 5-9?
SOIL: Ideally rich, moist, but well drained.
EXPOSURE: Grown in full sun.
GENERAL HABIT: Bulbous, herbaceous perennial
herb. Produces a rosette of "winter" foliage shortly after
fall planting and persists until stems emerge in spring.
Flowering stems can reach 2-5ft.
FOLIAGE: Alternating, light green, lanceolate, glabrous
foliage. Being very susceptible to virus and botrytis,
occasional discoloration is not uncommon.
FLOWER: Blooms early-midsummer (June). Out to
slightly downfacing, funnel shaped flowers. Color is a
creamy pure white with a very pale butter yellow throat.
Strongly scented.
COMMENTS:
A lovely and much adored species, but sometimes
difficult to keep growing after one season because of its
susceptibility to virus and fungal diseases. It is planted
shallowly (nose of bulb just below the surface of the soil)
and requires full sun and very good drainage. It is also
said to perform better in more alkaline soils
L. candidum at UW Botanic Gardens - Fragrance Garden
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