This lily has a reputation for capricious performance, growing well in one garden a...Read Morend failing in another for no obvious reason. It is said to grow well among low-growing perennials to shade the soil in summer.
Because it's susceptible to virus, it's best propagated by seed, and this is said to be easy.
My madonna lilies are blooming for the first time! I started them from seedJan 2010 and planted them out in the summer. I wasn't expectin...Read Moreg flowers for another year or two so was quite pleasantly suprized when they budded out. They are on the short side(2 ft) but beautiful clear white blooms. I gave them no special care after planting and they survived the harsh north Idaho climate. Love them!
Where happy, this plant will divide like mad. Be prepared to dig and harvest more bulbs every three years, or they will push themselves ...Read Moreright out of the ground and do the job for you. That's also when they start failing to bloom.
The Madonna Lily is one of the oldest plants registered by humans beings. It can be recognized on paintings made by the Minoic civilizati...Read Moreon that lived on Crete over than 4000 years ago. It´s also the first evidence of a plant cultivated only for its beauty, which is a well deserved title for this beautiful lily.
It's a temperamental thing to grow, and seems to take off like a rocket in some gardens, whilst it just makes no growth at all in the nex...Read Moret one. When in flower it is stunning, however. Brilliantly white flowers with golden pollen, and probably the most intoxicating and intense perfume of any flower I've ever come across. It can sometimes look a bit spindly and sparsely leafed (as Bob Crystal's specimen does) but there are quite a few varieties of this species. Some are taller than others, some lose their lower leaves during flowering, and others are quite vigorous and multiply before you can bat an eyelid.
All in all, it's a very elegant lily with lots of charm that suits formal, cottage, and even succulent gardens.
Like all early plants, it is a plain jane but is disease,insect, abuse and drought resistant. Mine is living under a black walnut tree. <...Read Morebr />
Herbalist use: to induce labor decoct the root and drink
also used as a salve for scalds
Large upright Lily from the Mediterranean region of Europe.
Has large (to 9"), lance shaped basal leaves which over-winter...Read More (this is the only Lily to do this) which appear in Autumn. The deciduous leaves are smaller (to 3"), lance shaped, glossy leaves arranged up the tall stems. Bears large, pure white, scented, trumpet shaped flowers with yellow bases and anthers.
Flowers late May-July
Likes a neutral-alkaline, fertile soil in sun or light shade. They will not tolerate deep shade and prefer a drier soil than most other lilies.
Plant the Lily bulb close to soil surface for best results
Mine did not survive its first winter.
This lily has a reputation for capricious performance, growing well in one garden a...Read More
My madonna lilies are blooming for the first time! I started them from seedJan 2010 and planted them out in the summer. I wasn't expectin...Read More
Where happy, this plant will divide like mad. Be prepared to dig and harvest more bulbs every three years, or they will push themselves ...Read More
The Madonna Lily is one of the oldest plants registered by humans beings. It can be recognized on paintings made by the Minoic civilizati...Read More
It's a temperamental thing to grow, and seems to take off like a rocket in some gardens, whilst it just makes no growth at all in the nex...Read More
Like all early plants, it is a plain jane but is disease,insect, abuse and drought resistant. Mine is living under a black walnut tree. <...Read More
Large upright Lily from the Mediterranean region of Europe.
Has large (to 9"), lance shaped basal leaves which over-winter...Read More