Lilium_oxypetalum

<i>Lilium oxypetalum</i>

Lilium oxypetalum

Species of plant

Lilium oxypetalum is a small to medium member of the Liliaceae family which grows to a height of 20–30 cm. It is native to the N. W. Himalayas. It grows as a single stem from a bulb, preferring a cool, shady position in moist, acid soil. The green stem is tinged with purple and supports a scattering of linear to lanceolate leaves, sometimes in a whorl beneath the flowers. The leaves are up to 7 cm long. The yellow, semi-pendant, unscented flowers are produced in early summer in ones or twos on slender stems. The flowers are shaped like a shallow bowl, up to 5 cm across and have a scattering of purple spots near the centre.[3]

Quick Facts Lilium oxypetalum, Scientific classification ...

Oxypetalum (oxee`pet`alum) means sharp petalled.[4]

The variety insigne produces purple flowers.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Lilium oxypetalum (D.Don) Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Lilium oxypetalum (D.Don) Baker". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Christopher Brickell, The RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersly, London 1996, p616. ISBN 0-7513-0436-0
  4. [4]
    Gledhill, D (1989). The Names of Plants (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 147. ISBN 9780521366755.


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