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Lilium nepalense
Liliaceae
ORIGIN: E. Nepal, N. India, Western China.
USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONE: 7-9?
SOIL: Ideally rich, moist, but well drained.
EXPOSURE: Grown in part shade
GENERAL HABIT: Bulbous, herbaceous perennial herb.
Stoloniform growth habit (stem travels underground before
emerging. Slim, wiry stems 3-6ft. in height.
FOLIAGE: Alternating, glossy light to deep green,
oblanceolate foliage.
FLOWER: June-July bloom time. Funnel shaped, down-
facing flowers that are pale green with a large purple-
maroon central blotch that extends towards near the edge of
the petals and tepals. Fragrant
COMMENTS:
A most sought after species, but somewhat difficult in
cultivation because of its stoloniform habit and borderline
hardiness in some areas. Seems to thrive best left
undisturbed in a woodland with acid-loving plants. Has
been grown in nursery containers buried in the ground, but
flowering stems seem to want to come through the drainage
holes.
Liliaceae
ORIGIN: E. Nepal, N. India, Western China.
USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONE: 7-9?
SOIL: Ideally rich, moist, but well drained.
EXPOSURE: Grown in part shade
GENERAL HABIT: Bulbous, herbaceous perennial herb.
Stoloniform growth habit (stem travels underground before
emerging. Slim, wiry stems 3-6ft. in height.
FOLIAGE: Alternating, glossy light to deep green,
oblanceolate foliage.
FLOWER: June-July bloom time. Funnel shaped, down-
facing flowers that are pale green with a large purple-
maroon central blotch that extends towards near the edge of
the petals and tepals. Fragrant
COMMENTS:
A most sought after species, but somewhat difficult in
cultivation because of its stoloniform habit and borderline
hardiness in some areas. Seems to thrive best left
undisturbed in a woodland with acid-loving plants. Has
been grown in nursery containers buried in the ground, but
flowering stems seem to want to come through the drainage
holes.
Lilium nepalense at Heronswood. Kingston, WA USA