Lilium regale

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Lilium regale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Lilium
Species:
L. regale
Binomial name
Lilium regale
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Lilium myriophyllum E.H. Wilson 1905, illegitimate homonym not Franch. 1892
Detail of flower

Lilium regale, called the regal lily,[3] royal lily,[4] king's lily,[5] or, in New Zealand, the Christmas lily,[6][7] is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, with trumpet-shaped flowers. It is native to the western part of Sichuan Province in southwestern China,[8][1] and cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. It was introduced to England in 1903 by Ernest Henry Wilson.[9][10]

Description

Lilium regale is a long-lived, stem-rooting

Stamens are prominent. The flowers are strongly fragrant, especially at night.[1]

Cultivation

The

Scarlet Lily Beetle, the larvae of which may cause complete defoliation. Stems may require staking to support the large blooms.[5][12]

There is a pure white form 'Album' which is also widely cultivated.[13]

Deer also frequently eat lily plants and fences as high as 8 feet may be needed to deter them.[14]

Toxicity

Cats

Lilium regale, like many in the genus, is toxic to cats, with ingestion causing potentially fatal

IV can reduce damage to kidneys to increase the chances of survival.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 147 岷江百合 min jiang bai he Lilium regale E. H. Wilson, Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 53: 416. 1913.
  2. ^ Tropicos, search for Lilium myriophyllum
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Lilium regale". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  5. ^ a b Royal Horticultural Society, Lilium regale (IXb/a) king's lily
  6. ^ Carman, Kerry (2015-11-06). "How to grow... madonna lilies". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  7. ^ "Lily Regale". Kings Seeds. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  8. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  9. ^ Wilson, Ernest Henry 1905. Flora et Silva 3: 330, plate 1, as Lilium myriophyllum
  10. ^ Wilson, Ernest Henry. 1913. Lilium regale. Gardeners' Chronicle: a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ser. 3 53: 416 description and commentary in English; photograph of flowering specimen
  11. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Lilium regale". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  12. ^ Dave's Garden plant files, Regal Lily, Lilium regale
  13. ^ "Lilium regale 'Album'". Gardenia.net. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Will Deer Eat Hostas & Lilies?". SFGate. Hearst. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  15. PMID 21147474
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  16. ^ a b Lily Poisoning in Cats. Pet MD.
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