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Lilium nepalense
Nepalese Lily
Origin: Bhutan, North India
| Family |
| Liliaceae |
| Genus |
| Lilium |
| Species |
| nepalense |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4a - 6a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -29 -(-23) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -20 -(-10) |
| Height |
| 1 m |
| Spread |
| 50 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| L. nepalense is an ericaceous, stoloniferous lily that requires moist soil even when dormant. In northern temperate climates it is best grown in pots and stored in a cool greenhouse during winter as it is not frost hardy. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Flower Description |
| Blooms are pendulous, large, with recurved petals that are off white with a slight mauve/pink variegation on the backsides towards the petal base. |
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