Lilium leichtlinii
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Lilium leichtlinii, Hook. Bulb similar to that of L. tigrinum, but smaller and never tinged red or purple: st. 2-4 ft. high, smooth, green shaded brownish purple, the underground part often running along horizontally a foot or more before coming to the surface: leaves 30-40, horizontal or semi-erect, 2-5 in. long, 1/4 - 1/3 in. wide: flowers 1-20, 3-4 in. diam., with segms. reflexed to the st., of a bright lemon-yellow, spotted purple-black; anthers reddish brown. Late July, Aug. Japan. —A very beautiful lily, but is rather capricious and often difficult to establish in the open ground. The var. majus, Wilson, is of larger growth, often 5 ft. high, with leaves 6-7 in. long. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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