Lilium lankongense
Lilium lankongense is a rare and unique species lily with sweetly fragrant, lavender to lavender-pink, turks cap style, nodding flowers with recurved petals.
Lilium lankongense is one of the most beautiful of all lilies. It is a rare and unique species lily from high elevations of Yunnan and Tibet with sweetly fragrant, lavender to lavender-pink, turks cap style, nodding flowers with recurved petals and dark purple spotting. They are held on open candelabras to three feet tall with 6-12 flowers per stem. Spectacular in early summer garden. Easy to grow in part sun to part shade in cool, evenly moist soils. This species, like L. nepalense, is rhizomatous and can travel around in the garden.
Common Name: Species Lily
Family: Liliaceae (The Lily Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Part Sun Part Shade
Height: 2-4'
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
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Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
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