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Division 3: Candidum Hybrids

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Family: Liliaceae

Above: white cultivar Below: ivory, thick-petaled cultivar Use: beds, cottage gardens, meadows, containers

Plant: perennial bulb from 12" to 60". Basal rooting only.

Origin: Eurasian woodlands

Zone
: 6 - 9

Flowers
: white, fragrant, trumpet to funnel-shaped flowers bloom in early summer. Mature specimens can have over 20 flowers.

Foliage: simple leaves scattered along stem.

Culture
: sun to partial sun. Neutral to alkaline soil. Plant bulb shallowly in rocky, well-drained soil. Prone to disease.



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