Lilium callosum

Lilium callosum is a rare and beautiful Asian lily with red to bright orange-red colours on a candelabra of lily flowers.

Lilium callosum is a rare and beautiful Asian lily that grows up to one metre tall and produces as many as 12 downward-facing, red or bright orange-red flowers sometimes with light speckling.

Common Name:  Lily

Family:  Liliaceae (The Lily Family)

Zone Hardiness:  3-9

Light:  Full Sun, Part Sun

Height:  2-4'

Width:  8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Red

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Orange

Bloom Time:  Summer - Fall

Foliage Colour:  Green

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Soil Moisture:  Average, Moist

Stem Colour:  

Fragrance:  No

Berries:  

Benefits:  Hummingbirds

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Riverside meadows and meadow slopes, grassy slopes in limestone areas at elevations of 100 - 900 metres in China and neighbouring countries.

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Geographical Origin:  Asia - China and Japan, North Central and Eastern Asia