Lilium bulbiferum Fire lily (Liliaceae)

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Lilium bulbiferum
Fire lily
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The Lilium bulbiferum plant species is found in Eastern Central Europe. It is a member of the Liliaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Fire lily. Some home gardeners know the variety as L. croceum.

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Latin Name:  Lilium bulbiferum
Common Name:  Fire lily
Family:  Liliaceae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  1.2   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Scrub, amongst bracken and on rocky slopes[90].

Cultivation Notes: Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun[200]. Succeeds in ordinary garden soil[1, 143] and in calcareous soils[90, 200]. Prefers summer shade[200]. Stem rooting, the bulbs should be planted 15cm deep[43, 143, 200]. Early to mid autumn is the best time to plant out the bulbs in cool temperate areas, in warmer areas they can be planted out as late as late autumn[200]. This is one of the easiest lilies to grow[47], it is cultivated for its edible bulb in Japan[2]. The plant should be protected against slugs in early spring. If the shoot tip is eaten out the bulb will not grow in that year and will lose vigour[200]. The typical form of this species forms bulbils on its stems[200]. The sub-species L. bulbiferum croceum does not normally produce bulbils[188].

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