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Division 5: Longiflorum Hybrids

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l. longiflorum

Family: Liliaceae

Above: white cultivar Below: ivory, thick-petaled cultivar Use: beds, containers, greenhouse
l. longiflorum

Plant: perennial bulb from 12" to 48"

Origin: southeast Asian woodlands

Zone
: 8 - 10

Flowers
: white, fragrant, trumpets bloom in summer when planted outside, but commonly forced for Easter.

Foliage: simple leaves scattered along stem.

Culture
: sun to partial sun. Neutral to acidic soil. Easily propagated from seed.



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