Lilium lankongense
Liliaceae
ORIGIN: Western China (Sichuan & Yunnan Province)
USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONE: 6-9?
SOIL: Ideally rich, moist, but well drained.
EXPOSURE: Grown in full sun - part shade
GENERAL HABIT: Bulbous, herbaceous perennial herb.
Stoloniform growth habit (stem travels underground before
emerging. Slim, wiry stems 2-5ft. in height.
FOLIAGE: Alternating, pale grey-green, linear-lanceolate
grass-like foliage.
FLOWER: June-July bloom time. Down-facing, strongly
recurved tepals and petals. Flower color is a bright shell,
glossy pink with marbled white edges gently speckled in
purple. Rich, but subtle fragrance..
COMMENTS:
The parent of several spectacular Asiatic hybrids that
possess its elegant flower form and subtle fragrance
including L. 'Rosepoint Lace', 'Ariadne', and the infamous
North Hybrids.
Liliaceae
ORIGIN: Western China (Sichuan & Yunnan Province)
USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONE: 6-9?
SOIL: Ideally rich, moist, but well drained.
EXPOSURE: Grown in full sun - part shade
GENERAL HABIT: Bulbous, herbaceous perennial herb.
Stoloniform growth habit (stem travels underground before
emerging. Slim, wiry stems 2-5ft. in height.
FOLIAGE: Alternating, pale grey-green, linear-lanceolate
grass-like foliage.
FLOWER: June-July bloom time. Down-facing, strongly
recurved tepals and petals. Flower color is a bright shell,
glossy pink with marbled white edges gently speckled in
purple. Rich, but subtle fragrance..
COMMENTS:
The parent of several spectacular Asiatic hybrids that
possess its elegant flower form and subtle fragrance
including L. 'Rosepoint Lace', 'Ariadne', and the infamous
North Hybrids.
Lilium langkongense at Heronswood. Kingston, WA USA
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