Asiatic Lily

Lilium 'Scheherazade' Liliaceae

Growth habit

Geophyte

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Young Flower Garden

Source of plant

B & D Lillies

Description

Strong-growing Tetraploid Oriental lily has rosy-red flowers with creamy-yellow margins that lighten as the bloom ages, a small amount of papillae, indistinct spots, and light pink, green and brown tints on the petal reverse. Well grown stems of 'Scheherazade' will produce both secondary and tertiary buds which extend the bloom for more than a month. Light fragrance. 5 to 6 Feet. July/August Flowering.

USDA Hardiness Zone

3

Special characteristics

fragrance