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Lilium regale
Regal Lily
Origin: Introduced by E. H. Wilson, a Kew trained horticulturist, from one of his Chinese plant collecting expeditions (1899-1911).
| Family |
| Liliaceae |
| Genus |
| Lilium |
| Species |
| regale |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6b - 7a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -21 - (-15) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -5 - 5 |
| Height |
| 100 -150 cm |
| Spread |
| 10 - 50 cm |
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| General Description |
| Vigorous bulbous perennial. |
| Landscape |
| A vigorous plant that can compete with small shrubs and thus lends itself to larger applications in the landscape. |
| Cultivation |
| Best grown in moist well drained soil |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Narrow glossy green leaves topped with trumpet shaped white flowers. |
| Pests |
| Grey moulds and lily virus. |
| Flower Description |
| Large pink/mauve buds produce six petaled, trumpet shaped blooms that face out. The blooms are white on the inside with the backside of the petals being a pink/mauve colour, it is deeply scented. |
| Propagation |
| Seed, bulblets, bulbils or bulb scales. |
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