Table Of Lilies
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This section is from the book "The Complete Garden", by Albert D. Taylor. Also available from Amazon: The Complete Garden.
Table Of Lilies
Key | Trade Or Nursery Catalogue Name | Season Of Bloom | Type Of Flower | Colour Of Flower | Average Height |
* o | elegans aluta-ceum | May | c | Apricot | 9 inches |
* o | bulbiferum | June | c | Crimson | 1 foot |
* o | elegans Alice Wilson | June | c | Lemon yellow | 1 1/2 tft |
* o | elegans aurora | June | c | Orange, suffused with red | |
* o | elegans incom-parabile | June | c | Rich crimson red spotted with black | 1 1/2 ft. |
* o | elegans van-houttei | June | c | Crimson | 1 ft. |
Plate XL. In solving the difficult planting problems on exposed lake-fronts and river-fronts there is no plant, in the limited list of adaptable types, to excel the beach-plum. (See page 187, group XXV-B)
Plate XLI. The problem of developing desirable undergrowth plantings in wooded areas requires much study of plants as nature places them. The rhododendron, except in exposed locations, is "happy" in woodland areas where soil conditions meet the root requirements. (See page 196)
Table Of Lilies (Continued)
Key | Trade Or Nursery Catalogue Name | Season Of Bloom | Type Of Flower | Colour Of Flower | Average Height |
o | tenuifolium | June | D | Bright scarlet | 1 1/2 ft. |
* + | browni | June, July | A | Pure white inside, reddish brown out | 2 to 3 ft. |
o | candidum | June, July | A | Purest white | 4 ft. |
* o | croceum | June, July | C | Deep orange | 3 to 4 ft. |
o | maculatum (hansoni) | June, July | D | Rich yellow spotted with black | 3 to 4 ft. |
o | martagon | June, July | D | Purple | 3 ft. |
* o | elegans (um-bellatum da-huricum) | June, July | C | Variable pale yellow through orange to deepest crimson | 2 ft. |
= | canadense | July | D | Variable in shades of yellow and red | 3 ft. |
o | chalcedonicum | July | D | Bright scarlet | 3 to 4 ft. |
* o | elegans cenus-tum macran-thum | July | C | Orange | 2 ft. |
o | testaceum (ex-celsum) | July | D | Nankeen yellow, unique in colour effect | 4 to 5 ft. |
grayi | July | D | Red, purple spots | 4 ft. | |
+ | humboldti | July | D | Yellow, purple, white | 4 to 6 ft. |
o | longiflorum wil-soni | July | A | White | 3 to 4 ft. |
o | martagon album | July | D | Pure white | 3 ft. |
o | martagon dal-maticum | July | D | Dark blackish purple | 4 to 6 ft. |
+ | szovitzianum | July | D | Pale to deep yellow spotted with black | 4 to 5 ft. |
+ | pardalinum | July, August | D | Varies from orange to bright red | 6 to 8 ft. |
= | superbum | July, August | D | Orange red to crimson, black spotted | 6 to 8 ft. |
+ | auratum platy-phyllum | August | C | White, red spotted, and yellow banded | 4 ft. |
* + | auratum | August | C | White, crimson spotted, yellow banded down centre of each petal | 4 ft. |
+ | auratum virgi-nale | August | C | White, yellow spotted yellow banded | 4 ft. |
+ | auratum rubro-vittatum | August | C | White, crimson band down each petal | 4 ft. |
Table Of Lilies (Continued)
Key | Trade Or Nursery Catalogue Name | Season Of Bloom | Type Of Flower | Colour Of Flower | Average Height |
+ | auratum wittei | August | C | White, unspotted, yellow banded | 4 ft. |
* o | batemanniae (elegans ful-gens) | August | C | Rich apricot | 4 ft. |
* o | tigrinum | August | B | Red, heavily spotted | 3 to 4 ft. |
* o | tigrinum splen-dens | August | C | Apricot, yellow with dark spots | 3 to 4 ft. |
* + | elegans wallacei | Deep orange yellow, darker protuberances | 4 to 8 ft. | ||
* o | henryi | August, Sept. | B | ||
* o | speciosum album | August, Sept. | B | Pure white | 3 ft. |
* o | speciosum ru-brum | August, Sept. | B | Rose coloured | 3 ft. |
* o | speciosum mel-pomene | August, Sept. | B | Dark crimson purple | 3 ft. |
* o | tigrinum for-tunei | August, Sept. | B | Red, heavily spotted | 4 ft. |
b. Easy culture in garden soil:
Lilium auratum Gold-banded Lily
Lilium candidum Madonna Lily
Lilium croceum Alpine Lily
Lilium philadelphicum Wild Red Lily
Lilium regale Regal Lily
Lilium tenuifolium Coral Lily
Lilium tigrinum Tiger Lily
Lilium speciosum (especially variety rubrum) Showy Lily
Lilium wallacei Wallace's Thunbergian Lily c. Moist and boggy locations:
Lilium canadense Wild Yellow Lily
Lilium parryi Parry's Lily
Lilium parvum Sierra Nevada Lily
Lilium roezli Santa Cruz Lily
Lilium pardalinum Leopard Lily
Lilium superbum American Turk's Cap Lily d. Calcareous soil:
Lilium candidum Madonna Lily
Lilium hansoni Golden Turk's Cap Lily
Lilium monadelphum Caucasian Lily
Lilium martagon European Turk's Cap Lily
Lilium testaceum Nankeen Lily e. Open sunny positions:
Lilium candidum Madonna Lily
Lilium croceum Alpine Lily
Lilium elegans Thunbergian Lily
Lilium martagon European Turk's Cap Lily
Lilium monadelphum Caucasian Lily
Lilium tigrinum Tiger Lily
Lilium philadelphicum (best of all) Wild Red Lily f. Undergrowth under shrubs and small trees:
Lilium speciosum (all sorts) Showy Lily g. Sandy or dry soils:
Lilium bolanderi Boland's Lily
Lilium philadelphicum Wild Red Lily
Lilium carolinianum Southern Swamp Lily h. Clay soil:
Lilium candidum Madonna Lily
Lilium croceum Alpine Lily
Lilium elegans Thunbergian Lily
Lilium hansoni Golden Turk's Cap Lily
Lilium monadelphum Caucasian Lily
Lilium tigrinum Tiger Lily
Lilium philadelphicum Wild Red Lily i. Shady locations:
Lilium auratum Gold-banded Lily
Lilium hansoni
Golden Turk's Cap Lily Lilium henryi
Yellow Snowy Lily
Lilium japonicum
Japanese Lily Lilium parryi
Parry's Lily
Lilium washingtonianum Washington Lily
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