Lily cultivated species

1. Curly Dan is also called Tiger skin Lily. Its bulb is nearly oblate, about 3.5 cm high, 4-8 cm in diameter and weighing more than 250 grams. Scales broadly ovate, 2.5-3 cm long and 1.4-2.5 cm wide, white slightly yellowish. There is a lot of starch and a slight bitter taste. Aboveground stem 0.8-1.5 m high, purplish striped, white woolly. Leaves scattered, short round-lanceolate or lanceolate, nearly glabrous on both sides, apex with white hairs, margin with papillary protuberances, 5-7 veins, upper middle axils with beads. Flowers orange-red, open downward, perianth curled outward, with dark purple spots, can bear fruit and produce seeds. Produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, Sichuan, Qinghai, Xizang, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong, Hebei and Jilin provinces and autonomous regions. There are cultivation all over the country. 2. Sichuan lily bulb oblate or broadly ovate, 2-4 cm high and 2-4.5 cm in diameter; scales broadly ovate-lanceolate, 2-3.5 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, white. Stem 50-100 cm tall, some purplish, densely papillose. Leaves numerous, scattered, dense in middle, striate, apex extremely acute margin reversing and with distinct papillary protuberances, midvein conspicuous, often sunken above, protruding abaxially, leaf axils with white woolly hairs. Flowers solitary or 2-8 flowers arranged in racemes, flowers orange-yellow drooping, with purple-black spots, perianth inner whorl wider than outer whorl, reversing outward. Capsule long rectangular orbicular. The flowering period is from July to August and the fruiting period is September. Chromosome number 2n=24. Produced in Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, Shanxi and Hubei. Growing in moist places or forest margins under grasslands on hillsides, 850-3200 m above sea level. The bulb contains starch, excellent quality, high cultivation yield and can be eaten. 3. Lily (white flower lily) bulb globose, transverse diameter 2-2.4 cm, scales lanceolate, white, yellowish white or slightly pinkish when exposed. The taste is light and not bitter, the aboveground stem is about 100 cm high, the leaves are scattered and oblanceolate. The flowers are milky and fragrant and can bear fruit and produce seeds. Distributed in Hunan, Hubei, Zhejiang, Henan, Hebei, Shaanxi and other provinces 300-390 meters above sea level. It was imported into Europe in 1704 and cultivated as a vegetable in Japan in 1681. Longya lily cultivated in Jiangxi and Hunan is an excellent variety of this species. 4. Wodan (Shandan) bulb ovoid, 2-3.5 cm high, 2-3.5 cm in diameter, scales ovate or ovate-lanceolate, white, with little bitterness. The bulb divides when it reaches a proper size. Aboveground stems purplish black, densely white velutinous, about 60 cm tall. There are no bulblets in leaf axils. The flowers are small and open to the sky and can bear fruit and produce seeds. Distributed in Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Jilin. Wild city slopes, grass, roadsides, under shrubs, 350-2000 m above sea level. The bulb contains starch, can be used for food or wine, can also be used as medicine, has the effect of nourishing, strong and relieving cough. Flowers contain aromatic oils that can be used as spices. 5. Tianxiang lily (mountain lily) the bulb of this species is oblate, 6-7 cm in diameter, up to more than 12 cm, yellowish green, turning pink in the sun. There are pink dots at the end of the scales. The lower part of it is not buried in the soil can produce small bulbs. Leaves alternate, narrowly lanceolate to long ovate, leaf axils without globules. Racemes, 4-5 or up to 20 flowers, flowers large, 23-30 cm in diameter, about 15 cm long; white, with large reddish-brown spots. The flower spot center has the radiate yellow longitudinal stripe; has the strong fragrance, the florescence summer and autumn. Chromosome 2n=24. It is native to Japan and is also distributed in central China. 6. The bulb is nearly spherical, 4-6 cm in diameter and white in color. The stem is about 50-200 cm tall, with purple spots and papillae. The leaves are scattered, lanceolate, with small papillary protuberances at the margin and no beads in the upper middle axilla. Flowers 2-8 arranged in racemes, rarely single flowers. Flowers red, with purple spots, opening downward. The florescence is from July to August. Distributed in Shaanxi, North China and Northeast China. Growing in sandy land at the bottom of the valley, about 1290 meters above sea level. 7. Shandan (fine leaf lily) bulb ovate or conical, 2.5-4.5 cm high and 2-3 cm in diameter. The stem is 15-60 cm high, with small papillae, and some with purple stripes. Leaves basal in the middle of the stem, pleomorphic. Flowers solitary or several arranged in racemes, scales red, perianth segments revolute. The flowering period is from July to August and the fruiting period is from September to October. Produced in Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Shandong, Qinghai, Gansu, Inner Mongolia Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Jilin. Growing on hillsides, grasslands or forest margins. 400-2600 meters above sea level. The bulb contains starch for consumption and can also be used as medicine. Beautiful flowers, can be cultivated and ornamental, but also contains volatile oil can be extracted for spices. 8. Lilium bulb small, oblate, 2 cm tall, 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter; aboveground stem slender, 40-100 cm high. Leaves scattered linear or linear-lanceolate. There are 1-4 flowers, but there are as many as 15 in the cultivated varieties, small in shape, about 4 cm in diameter, orange or orange in color, inconspicuous spots on the stem, thickened protruding head at the end, reverse curling at the top and end, narrow tube at the bottom, florescence in August. The common variety is yellow striped lily from orange yellow to ginger yellow. It is native to China and also distributed in Japan. This species florescence is the latest, can be used for cut flower cultivation and inhibition cultivation, sexual preference for sunshine and moist clayey soil. 9. The bulb of Taiwan lily is subglobose, 3-4 cm in diameter and yellow. Aboveground stems 30-180 cm tall, purplish brown. Leaves scattered, velvety-lanceolate. Flowers 1 to many, flat extension; narrow funnel-shaped; diameter 12-13 cm; flowers white, halo light reddish brown; native to Taiwan, growing on sunny grass slopes below 3500 meters above sea level, is an important ornamental cultivation species. This kind of seed is easy to germinate and the germination rate can be as high as 95% Mel 99%. 10. The bulb of Hubei lily is oblate, up to 17 cm in diameter. Aboveground stems 150-200 cm tall, green with brown spots. Leaves dimorphic, upper leaves ovoid, dense, sessile; lower leaves broadly lanceolate, shortly stipitate. Flowers 6-12, up to 20; flowers 6-6.5 cm in diameter, 7 cm long; orange-yellow, with dark brown spots; perianth revolute, central base green, nectaries glabrous, with streaky protuberances on both sides, flowering in July. Chromosome number 2n=24. This species is native to Hubei, Guizhou and other provinces of China. 11. Musk lily (iron cannon lily) bulb globose or oblate, yellow-white, bulb tightly clasped. Aboveground stems 40-100 cm tall, green, smooth and spotless. Leaves many, scattered, narrowly lanceolate. Flowers solitary or 2-3 on short pedicels; spreading or slightly pendulous; waxy white, greenish halo at base, tube 10-15 cm long, 10-12 cm in diameter; fragrant; florescence 5-6 months. Chromosome number 2n=24. It is originally from Taiwan and the southern islands of Japan. 12. Minjiang lily (Wang lily, Wang Xiang lily, Emei lily) bulb oval, purplish red, diameter 5-12 cm, aboveground stem height 100-180 cm, green with purple spots. The leaves are dense, soft and drooping, lanceolate, dark green. Flowers 2-9, usually 4-5, transverse trumpet-shaped, 12-13 cm in diameter, 12-15 cm long, white, inner base yellow with pink-purple halo, fragrant, florescence from June to July. Chromosome number 2n=24. Native to Sichuan, Yunnan and other provinces of China, it is distributed in the valleys with an elevation of 760-2200 meters above sea level. 13. The bulb of medicinal lily (Wang Zaolong) is suboblate, ca. 2 cm high and 5 cm in diameter; scales broadly lanceolate, white. Stem 60-120 cm tall, leaves scattered, lanceolate. Flowers 1-5 perianth segments rolled back, with pearl red spots, florescence from July to August. Chromosome number 2n=24. Produced in Central and South China provinces. The bulb can be used as medicine or for food. The flower is very beautiful and is a famous ornamental plant.