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Lilium henryi Baker

Henry's lily (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Lilium

Characteristics

Bulb subglobose, ca. 7 cm in diam.; scales white, oblong, 3.5--4.5 × 1.4--1.6 cm. Stem streaked with purple, 1--2 m. Leaves dimorphic, proximal and middle ones oblong-lanceolate, 7.5--15 × 2--2.7 cm, distal ones ovate, 2--4 × 1.5--2.5 cm. Flowers 2--12 in a raceme, paired on each pedicel. Tepals recurved, orange, with sparse, black spots, lanceolate, 5--7 × ca. 2 cm; nectaries with numerous fimbriate projections on both surfaces. Stamens diverging; filaments 4--4.5 cm, glabrous; anthers deep vermilion. Ovary ca. 1.5 cm. Style ca. 5 cm. Capsule oblong, 4--4.5 × ca. 3.5 cm. Fl. Jul, fr. Sep. 2 n = 24*.
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A bulb plant. The bulb can be 7 cm across. The plant grows 90-250 cm high and 25-30 cm wide. It forms roots on the stem. The stems are tall and arching. The flowers occur as 10-20 together. They are suspended on horizontal stalks. They are orange with black spotting among warty outgrowths.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 0.18 - 0.38
Mature height (meter) 1.8 - 1.9
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It is frost hardy. It needs neutral to slightly alkaline soil. In China it grows on mountain slopes between 700-1000 m altitude in N China. It suits hardiness zones 5-9.
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Amongst scrub on limestone cliffs, often in shade on humus-rich soils; at elevations up to 1,100 metres.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 5-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs leaves roots tubers
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Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Lilium henryi world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537595-1
WFO ID wfo-0000677671
COL ID 6PYGF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Lilium henryi Lilium henryi var. citrinum
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