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Bulbine bulbosa is a perennial herb that grows in tufts 27–75 cm (11–30 in) high with thick, fleshy roots and usually a bulb-like tuber. There are between three and seven leaves, channelled to more or less cylindrical, tapering and hollow, up to 30 cm (12 in) long and 1–5 mm (0.039–0.197 in) wide.
Lilium (/ ˈ l ɪ l i ə m / LIL-ee-əm) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large and often prominent flowers. They are the true lilies.Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world.
Lilium bulbiferum, common names orange lily, fire lily, Jimmy's Bane, tiger lily and St. John's Lily, is a herbaceous European lily with underground bulbs, belonging to the Liliaceae. [1] [3] The Latin name bulbiferum of this species, meaning "bearing bulbs", refers to the secondary bulbs on the stem of the nominal subspecies.
General description. It is a stem rooting lily, [1] [11] its bulbs are ovate and white, lacking bitterness. Parts of the scales on the bulb may be jointed. [6] The stalk grows from 20 to 60 centimetres (7.9 to 23.6 in) tall, [6] [12] and bears a number of orange, red, or yellow flowers with darker spots.
Raven’s picks include ‘Black Hero’, ‘Royal Acres,’ ‘Orange Princess,’ and ‘La Belle Époque.’. Nicholson is partial to Tulipa ‘Wyndham’ for its “antique feel and bi-colored ...
L. auratum is one of several species traditionally eaten as lily bulb (yuri-ne []) in Japan, usually saving the bulbs for eating until they have grown large. The bulb is still used as food, but while wild foraged L. auratum was formerly a major source entering the market, this has largely been displaced by farm-grown kooni-yuri or Lilium leichtlinii.
Names. Lilium brownii var. viridulum was named 百合 ( bai he, "hundred united") in Chinese, referring to the numerous scales of a bulb. [3] Its Korean name is 당나리 ( Tang lily ), indicating it was introduced from China. In the late 16th century, it was introduced to Japan, probably from Korea via the port of Hakata (the old name of ...
It grows from a bulb, which resembles a small mass of rice grains. The stems are 10–120 centimetres (4–47 inches) tall. The flowers are produced in the spring, nodding, 1–4 cm ( – in), yellowish or greenish brown with a lot of yellow mottling to purplish black with little mottling, or yellow-green mottled with purple. The leaves are in ...