Wild Lilies To Grow In Your Garden

1: Lilium Martagon (Martagon Lily)

L. martagon is one of those plants that gardeners adore because of its ability to ‘go native’ and establish itself for many years (if not decades). It’s also one of the few lily species to genuinely enjoy light shade, and it has passed this useful trait onto many of its hybrids.

2: Lilium Canadense (Canada Lily)

This North American species, is also known as the ‘Canada Lily’ or the ‘Meadow Lily’. L. canadense has been in cultivation for over 400 years so it’s a real old-timer!

3: Lilium Pardilinum (Leopard Lily)

The Leopard Lily is a North American species native to the pacific coast region (California to Oregon). The pendent blooms hang cheerfully like little lanterns hanging from the long stalks.

4: Lilium Lancifolium (Tiger Lily)

The sublime Tiger Lily originated from Asia but has now become naturalized over large parts of the US, and particularly around New England. It’s a truly prolific lily species!

5: Lilium Candidum (Madonna Lily)

The classic white Madonna’ Lily has perhaps the longest history of all lily species. People have been growing her innocent, white blooms since before Christian times – for show and for food!

6: Lilium Speciosum (Oriental Lily) 

L. speciosum is originally from Japan. It’s a great species to consider if you are planning to have lilies flowering over a long time period as they are one of the few late-flowering species. Blooms, usually appear in early autumn.

7: Lilium Auratum (Golden-Rayed Lily)

The wide-open blooms of this wild Japanese lily are a marvel, often reaching 10-12 inches in diameter! The fragrance is also something special, so you’ll want to plant them near the house so you can get up close and personal with them on a regular basis.

8: Lilium Henryi (Henry’s Lily)

Henry’s Lily will provide you with dozens of gorgeous, tropical orange flowers. Each one is decorated with a dense pattern of raised red bumps, giving it a delightful texture.

9: Lilium Longiflorum (Easter Lily)

The elegant Easter Lily with its pure white, trumpet blooms, is the plant behind the creation of some super hybrids such as ‘White American’ and ‘White Heaven’.

10: Lilium Bulbiferum (Fire Lily)

Also known as the Fire Lily, this species was first discovered growing in the mountains of southern Europe. L. bulbiferum has been used widely to produce a host of attractive Asiatic hybrids

11: Lilium ‘Enchantment’ (Enchantment Lily)

This hybrid certainly lives up to its name! A truly show-stealing flower, it’s hot and vivid orange blooms are softened with a light dusting of darker spots.

12: Lilium ‘Connecticut King’

Another darling of the cut-flower industry, Connecticut King sports large golden blooms that are free from the usual spots. The foliage is a bright and contrasting green.

14: Orange Pixie Lily 

Orange Pixie is a real legend in this size category. At only eight inches high, this hybrid will still produce some stunning big orange blooms, that should perform for several weeks.

15: Denia Pixie Lily

If you prefer something a little subtler, try Denia Pixie. The large, pink blushed petals are jazzed up with darker brown freckles that give these flowers tons of personality

16: L. X Dalhansonii ‘Marhan’

‘Marhan’ has been a popular cultivar for well over 100 years now. It bears a strong resemblance to its parents, L. hansonii and L. martagon, but with petals that do not curve as strongly.

17: Lilium Bellingham

Bellingham is a vigorous lily hybrid that will soon grow into tall spikes, decorated with whorls of bright green leaves.

18: Lily ‘Cherrywood’

Cherrywood has elegant pendent blooms. A rich red at the tips of the petals shifts into tangerine towards the center of the flower, with a smattering of pretty red spots to finish the look.

19: Lilium Longiflorum ‘White American’

Unlike its parent plant the Easter Lily, White American is a hardy plant and grows rapidly in the right conditions. The upright stems bear dark green, lance-like leaves. The white summer blooms are trumpet-shaped with green-tinged tips and the classic rust-orange anthers

20: Lilium ‘African Queen’ (Trumpet Lily)

These huge orange blooms will add a tremendous tropical feel to your garden. The color is a vivid and zesty orange, tinged with soft purple-pink shades on the outer petals.

21: Lilium ‘Golden Splendor’

Golden Splendor lilies produce stunning, giant-sized yellow blooms. The buds are a muted purple shade, which complements the golden flowers beautifully.

22: Lilium Pink Perfection Group

If you love dramatic, dark pink or purple flowers, you’ll want to check out this group of trumpet hybrids. Pink Perfection’s blooms are absolutely enormous, often measuring up to 10” in diameter!

23: Lilium ‘Bright Star’, Lily ‘Bright Star’

These big and bold white flowers are splashed with bright orange in the center of the blooms. The resulting star-like effect is what gives them their name and their cheerful character!.

24: Oriental Lily Acapulco

This is the ultimate lily for all the pink lovers out there. Its stunning blooms are a uniform, glowing cerise, not unlike the shade favored by the traditional Barbie doll!

25: Lilium Casa Blanca

A stunning Oriental Hybrid with enormous snow-white blooms, ‘Casa Blanca’ is often used for cut flowers. The center of each bloom is usually tinged with a delicate green.

26: Lilium ‘Dizzy’

‘Dizzy’ is a super cute oriental with big white flowers that are beautifully decorated with deep red stripes and spots. The petal edges curve backward and are slightly ruffled, which only adds to Dizzy’s charms.

27: Lilium ‘Tom Pouce’

On the more subtle end of the lily color spectrum, ‘Tom Pouce’ bears delicate pale pink and cream blooms, dusted with some darker spots.

28: Lilium ‘Forza Red’

‘Forza’ is the Italian word for power, and the decadent, dark red blooms of this LA Hybrid certainly live up to the name. The entire flower is the same solid shade of shimmering maroon.

28: Lilium ‘Heartstrings’

The delicate, pale yellow flower center of ‘Heartstrings’ makes way for bold pink towards the petal tips

29: Lilium Black Beauty

If you are after the maximum number of flowers per buck, Black Beauty will not disappoint! It will likely bear at least 50 flowers per head, and sometimes may even up to 100 or 150 flowers!

30: Lilium ‘Scheherazade’

‘Scheherazade’ is sure to cast a spell on you the first time you see it. It’s grand flower spikes full of gently nodding blooms can reach up to 7 feet tall!