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LILIUM - LILIES

Lilies occur throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Almost all are cold tolerant and most prefer well-drained soils. Their preferred habitats range from wet, boggy meadows to relatively dry woodlands. The following species occur in drier upland sites. The California natives and species from the Mediterranean Region, prefer dry soils during the summer months. Lilies from China and eastern Asia will tolerate wetter conditions during the summer months.

Lilium

California Natives

L. columbianum	NW CA, flowers orange, height to 5'
L. humboldtii	San Bernardino Mountains, flowers orange, height to 4'
L. kelloggii	NW CA, flowers white/pink, height to 4'
L. washingtonianum	Sierra Nevada, flowers white/pink, height to 7'

Non-natives

L. amabile	Korea, flowers red, height to 4'
L. bulbiferum	S Europe, flowers orange, height to 4'
L. callosum	E Asia, flowers red/orange, height to 3'
L. cernuum	Korea, flowers purple, height to 4'
L. henryi	China, flowers orange, height to 3'
L. japonicum	Japan, flowers pink, height to 2 1/2"'
L. kesselringianum	SW Asia, flowers cream/straw, height to 2'
L. ledebourii	SW Asia, flowers greenish-yellow, height to 3'
L. martagon	Eurasia, flowers pink, height to 6'
L. michauxii	S US, flowers orange/red, height to 3 ½'
L. monadelphum	SW Asia, flowers yellow, height to 4'
L. pomponium	France, flowers red, height to 2'
L. pyrenaicum	Europe and SW Asia, flowers yellow, height to 4'
L. regale	China, flowers yellow, height to 6'
L. speciosum	E Asia, flowers rose/carmine, height to 7'

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