Lilium Orientale, Lilium Coltivazione

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Fiore rosa. Heavily scented this elegant lily can produce up to 6 8 blossoms per stem and will steal your heart. Attracts butterflies to your garden. Lily star gazer oriental lily star gazer lily stargazer oriental lily stargazer lilium stargazer heavily fragrant spectacular with its flamboyant crimson pink flowers adorned with dark spots and white edges lilium star gazer sometimes spelt stargazer is one of the most popular oriental lilies.

Growing oriental lily plants is fairly easy provided you have a well prepared site for bulbs plenty of sun and good drainage. They prefer a rich moist soil on the acidic side with similar needs to rhododendrons. Flowers are slightly upward facing with a subtle cup shape.

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Oriental hybrid lilies usually the last lilies to bloom oriental hybrid lilies are derived from the crossing of interspecific hybrids and species lilies such as lilium auratum lilium japonicum lilium nobilissimum lilium parkmanii lilium rubellum and lilium speciosum but excluding all hybrids of these with henryi. Bred for beauty oriental lily casa blanca features large lovely outward facing bowl shaped milky white flowers with gracefully recurved petals and contrasting red orange anthers. Lilium is a genus in the family liliaceae.

Oriental lilies are my favorite flower and particularly the oriental trumpet lily with the stargazer coming in at a close second. Barbara badder author from usa on february 06 2012. This popular tall selection produces cherry pink to red flowers each petal edged in white.

A magnificent tricolor blend of white petals with yellow green center bands and pink purple accented edges. Oriental lilies are the classic late bloomer these stunning flowering bulbs bloom after asiatic lilies continuing the lily parade in the landscape well into the season. They all do grow very tall so your tip about using a stake is very important.

Oriental lilies are later to bloom than other types with intoxicatingly fragrant star shaped flowers that are superb for cutting.