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Lilium candidum L.

Madonna lily (en), Lis blanc (fr), Lis candide (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Lilium

Characteristics

A bulb plant. It grows 90-180 cm high and 20-25 cm wide. The leaves form a rosette at the base. The flowers are trumpet shaped. About 15 occur on stiff stems. They are white and 8-10 cm long. The anthers are yellow. The flowers have a scent.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.25 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It is frost hardy. It does best in full sun and well-drained soil. The soil should be slightly alkaline. It suits hardiness zones 6-9.
More
Rocky slopes and in scrub to 600 metres.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The flowers are used to make a drink.
Uses environmental use essential oil medicinal ornamental
Edible bulbs flowers leaves roots tubers
Therapeutic use Astringents (bulb), Demulcents (bulb), Skin diseases (bulb), Astringent (unspecified), Callus (unspecified), Cancer(Lung) (unspecified), Corn (unspecified), Demulcent (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Emollient (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Epilepsy (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Cancer(Uterus) (unspecified), Epilepsy (whole plant), Parasympatholytics (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

The bulbs are planted with the tips just below the soil surface.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -22
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lilium candidum habit picture by Mladen Glavic (cc-by-sa)
Lilium candidum habit picture by G. Akgül (cc-by-sa)
Lilium candidum habit picture by Miguel Ángel (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lilium candidum leaf picture by kaladtube (cc-by-sa)
Lilium candidum leaf picture by Gerard Voiland (cc-by-sa)
Lilium candidum leaf picture by Gabika Gabika (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lilium candidum flower picture by Fresquita Palangana (cc-by-sa)
Lilium candidum flower picture by Alin (cc-by-sa)
Lilium candidum flower picture by Robert Ubeda (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lilium candidum world distribution map, present in Albania, Czech Republic, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Palau, Portugal, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tunisia, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537512-1
WFO ID wfo-0000684813
COL ID 6PYBX
BDTFX ID 38968
INPN ID 105980
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lilium peregrinum Lilium striatum Lilium album Lilium candidum var. salonikae Lilium candidum var. purpureum Lilium candidum var. aureomarginatum Lilium candidum var. cernuum Lilium candidum var. peregrinum Lilium candidum subsp. peregrinum Lilium candidum var. plenum Lilium candidum var. monstruosum Lilium candidum var. rubrolineatum Lilium candidum var. striatum Lilium candidum var. purpureostriatum Lilium candidum var. variegatum Lilium candidum f. peregrinum Lilium candidum f. striatum Lilium candidum
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