Lilies feature some of the most attractive and valuable bulbous plants known. They may stay undisturbed in the same place for years. Wild species usually make only small bulbs or stolons in contrast to those massive nursery raised hybrids. Few Lilium species prefer alkaline soil, most will do well in a well drained, humus rich soil on a peat basis. Some more adaptable Eurasian Lilium will thrive in any good soil. Sow from autumn to late spring (around April) in any well drained, humus rich and sandy soil, which suits for most Lilium species. Pre-cultivation in pots for 2 years. Keep pots in a sunny and protected spot in winter. Transplant young bulbs in early spring. Note: Certain Lilium species (especially some of the N American Lilies) show a hypogeal germination, i.e. in the first year after sowing they will first make a bulblet before the first true leaf appears in spring the second year. All are USDA Climate Zone 6. 20 seeds per package. |
Lilium columbianum150 (200)cm, makes pendulous bright orange flower trumpets with strongly recurved petals and dark spots on the inside above a stout stem with leaves arranged in whorls. From moist, leafy soils in open spots in woods and scrubs in North America (Central British Columbia to North California) at up to 1.650m. For any rich, leafy, slightly moist soil in a sunny to partially shaded spot. VI. |
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seed package 1357 | € 7,99 |
Lilium formosanum var. pricei50 (90)cm, an elegantly leafed, absolutely hardy Lilium from Taiwan. Very fragrant, trumpet shaped, pure white flowers, up to 20cm long (!). Flowers are similar to Lilium leucanthum or Lilium regale, yet Lilium formosum has only few, dark green, shiny, very narrow lanceolate leaves. It is still a rather rare lily species. For any well drained, leafy soil. Plant bulbs rather deep (some 15cm) so that its’ stem roots will develop well. VII-VIII. |
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seed package 1359 | € 4,99* |
Lilium leucanthum160 (200)cm, a late flowering Lilium from NW China with large white and fragrant trumpets. For partial shade in any humus rich, well drained soil. Still rare, yet easy. VIII-IX. |
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seed package 1362 | € 3,99* |
Lilium martagon (Turkcap Lily)100 (120)cm, native Turkcap Lily of S Central Europe with stout stems, bearing numerous waxy rose purplish flowers. Plant in a partially shaded spot in any humus rich, well drained soil with some loam added. V-VI. |
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seed package (ex Allgäu, Germany)4911 | € 4,99 | ||||
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Lilium michiganense (Michigan Lily)170 (210)cm, Michigan Lily makes a very tall stalk with deep orange to scarlet-orange and dark spotted, pendulous flowers. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. VII-VIII. |
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seed package6972 | € 7,99 |
Lilium nepalense (Lily of Nepal)150 (180)cm, Lily of Nepal is a tall and rather late flowering species from subalpine zones in the Himalayas from western China to Nepal. Lilium nepalense bears greenish-sulfur, strongly scented flowers with recurved petals and a reddish brown inner throat. For any humus rich, very well drained soil partial shade. Ideal for the shrub border where the dormant bulbs will stay rather dry during dormancy in winter. VIII-X. |
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seed package1365 | € 7,99 |
Lilium pardalinum (Panther Lily)150 (220)cm, Panther Lily is a tall species from moist, humus rich sites in woods and by streams in USA (S Oregon, W Utah to California) with creeping rhizomes forming rich flowering clumps in time. Makes bright orange to yellowish orange (rarely red) flowers with strongly recurved petals and maroon spots inside above leaves arranged in whorls. For any humus rich, well drained soil in a sunny to partially shaded spot. Seeds from a certified wild collection in Plumas County, Greenville, California at some 600m. V-VI. |
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seed package 1366 | € 4,99* |
Lilium philadelphicum (Philadelphia Lily) |
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seed package6971 | € 7,99 |
Lilium regale100 (130)cm, large white trumpets with rose shaded outer petals. Strongly sweet perfumed. Any alkaline soil in full sun. VI-VII. |
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Lilium superbum (American Turk's-Cap Lily)100 (180)cm, American Turk's-Cap Lily bears yellow-orange flowers with usually a greenish center and small dark spots above leaves arranged in whorls. It ocurrs in moist mountain meadows and open spots in woods in eastern USA and eastern Canada, where it makes nice clumps by stoloniferous bulbs. For any rich, leafy, slightly moist, yet well drained soil in a sunny to partially shaded spot. VII-VIII. |
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seed package1729 | € 7,99 |
Lilium washingtonianum (Washington's Lily)110 (170)cm, Washington's Lily has pure white trumpets above slender stems with whorls of undulated, bluish green foliage. Native of mountainous slopes in California, USA. Requires a well drained, rocky soil in open, sunny spots. Seeds from a certified wild collection in Plumas County, Round Valley Lake, California at some 1.820m. VI-VII. |
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seed package 1375 | € 7,99 |