Formosa Lily

Lilium formosanum Liliaceae

Growth habit

Geophyte

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Taiwan

Location

Groundcover Collection

Source of plant

Gardens North, Lazy S's Farm Nursery, Digging Dog Nursery

Description

A statuesque, sweetly-fragrant, large-flowered and easy to grow species with thick-textured, out-facing white trumpets in late summer. For full sun to light shade and ordinary soil. Reaches maturity from seed much more quickly than most Lilium species.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

fragrance