Lilium brownii

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Lilium brownii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lilium brownii, Poit. Bulb of the same size and peculiar oblate form as that of L. longiflorum, but usually tinged and dotted reddish purple: st. smooth, 2-3 ft. high, deep reddish brown at the base and bare of leaves for 6-8 in., upper part deep green, tinged and spotted reddish brown: leaves 25—50, horizontal or semi-erect, recurved, 3-5 in. long, 1/2 - 3/4 in. wide, green, edged brown when young: flowers usually solitary, sometimes 2-4 together, 6-8 in. long, nearly as wide, delicately fragrant, with waxy segms. creamy white inside, fading to pure white and tinged yellow at the base; outside they are white, with purple midribs, while the 3 outer ones are also heavily tinged purple; anthers reddish brown. July, to early Aug. W. China. —Hardy and of easy culture, but the bulbs, like those of L. longiflorum, are very liable to decay if surplus water collects in the peculiar cup-like depression at the base of the scales. Especially good for pots. The var. chloraster, Hort., has narrower leaves and the flowers are tinged green, not purple. (as var. leucanthum). Var. leucanthemum, Hort., has entirely green sts. and yellow-tinted flowers. Both of these are very rare, while the vars. platyphyllum, Hort., and viridulum, Hort., which have been mentioned, are not in culture Var. kansuense, Hort., is mentioned in recent horticultural literature. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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