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Some lilies, especially Lilium longiflorum, form important cut flower crops or potted plants. These are forced to flower outside of the normal flowering season for particular markets; for instance, Lilium longiflorum for the Easter trade, when it may be called the Easter lily. Lilies are usually planted as bulbs in the dormant season.
Eden Brothers. This stunning lily is super easy to grow, says Krofft. Make sure it gets plenty of full sun for best performance. The white 6 to 8-inch flowers are brushed with pink on the outside ...
Lily usually refers to herbaceous plants of the genus Lilium, with large showy trumpet-shaped flowers. Many species are cultivated as ornamentals. Many species are cultivated as ornamentals. Many other plants not closely related to lilies are called lilies, usually because their flowers resemble lilies.
The type genus, Lily , has a long history in literature and art, and a tradition of symbolism as well as becoming a popular female name, and a floral emblem, particularly of France (fleur-de-lis). The cultivation of lilies has been described since at least the ninth century, when Charlemagne ordered it to be grown at his imperial palaces. [85]
Certain species of Spathiphyllum are commonly known as spath or peace lilies. They are evergreen herbaceous perennial plants with large leaves 12–65 cm long and 3–25 cm broad. The flowers are produced in a spadix , surrounded by a 10–30 cm long, white, yellowish, or greenish spathe .
Lilium candidum, the Madonna lily [2] [3] or white lily, [4] is a plant in the true lily family. It is native to the Balkans and Middle East, and naturalized in other parts of Europe, including France, Italy, and Ukraine, and in North Africa, the Canary Islands , Mexico, and other regions.
Lilium 'Stargazer' (the 'Stargazer lily') is a hybrid lily of the 'Oriental group'. Oriental lilies are known for their fragrant perfume, blooming mid-to-late summer. Stargazers are easy to grow and do best in full sunlight. [1] They have a fast growth rate and should be planted in full sun in well-drained loamy or sandy soil.
Amaryllis belladonna, [2] the Jersey lily, [3] belladonna-lily, naked-lady-lily, [4] or March lily, [5] is a plant species native to Cape Province in South Africa but widely cultivated as an ornamental.