Lilium dauricum

Plant Characteristics

Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.

Scientific Names

Read about Lilium dauricum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lilium dauricum, Ker-Gawl. (L. spectabile, Fisch. & Mey. L. umbeUatum, Hort.). Candlestick Lily. Bulb similar to that of L. elegans but usually larger: st. 2-3 ft. high, smooth or slightly furrowed, green, sometimes tinged purple or brown; upper part slightly pubescent: leaves 20-50. horizontal or nearly so, 3-5 in. long, Ji-J^in. wide: flowers 1-5, 3-5 in. diam., orange-red slightly spotted purplish black and tinged yellow in center; anthers red. June, early July. S. E. Siberia.— Of the same easy cultured as L. elegans, succeeding almost anywhere. Var. atrosanguineum, Hort., is of stronger growth with deeper blood-red flowers tinged or blotched yellow in the center and spotted purple-black. Vars. incomparabile, Hort., grandiflorum, Hort., multiflorum, Hort., are all similar, if not identical. Var. Diadem, Hort., produces bright crimson flowers with a yellow band through each segm. Var. erectum, Hort., produces yellow flowers tipped orange-red, slightly, or not at all spotted. Var. bicolor, Hort., is similar. Var. luteum. Hort., produces bright yellow flowers thickly spotted. Var. punctatum, Hort. (var. rutbens, Hort.), produces orange-yellow, spotted flowers Var. immaculatum, Hort. (var. Vulcan, Hort.), is similar but the flowers are unspotted. Var. Sappho, Hort., is a dwarfer grower than the type, with orange-yellow flowers tipped and splashed red and spotted purple-black. The following four varieties appear to be related to L. croceum and L. elegans, as they resemble them in certain respects. Var. aurantiacum, Hort., with orange-yellow flowers; var. Cloth of Gold,. Hort., also with bright orange-yellow flowers; var. Sensation, Hort., orange-red flowers; and var. Tottenhamii, Hort., with bright pure yellow flowers. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

Do you have cultivation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Propagation

Do you have propagation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Pests and diseases

Do you have pest and disease info on this plant? Edit this section!

Gallery

If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.

• 

  photo 1

• 

  photo 2

• 

  photo 3

References

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

External links

• w:Lilium dauricum. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
• Lilium dauricum QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)