Species Lilium, Tsingtao Lily, Twilight Lily

I have grown L. tsingtauense in my garden since at least 2000 and possibly earlier.
I live in Regina, SK Canada and this lily grow...Read Mores here.
I also have many Lilium martagons in my garden.
Definitely worth growing if one is patient.

In my yard it is small - about 1 foot tall - the flowers are very odd for lilies - it have almost asiatic type flowers (not facing upward...Read More but sideway) but the bottom tepals are not growing downward but sideway so it seem like it is missing the bottom tepals! It is shade tolerant - I would rate it at woodland shade, about the same as Martagon lily. The leaves are martagon lily type. Very hard to find in most place - mainly specialized nurseries sells them or spring plant sales. I wonder why had this species not used in hybridization? It would be interesting to see a red flower or pink flower hybrid.

One bulb in its second year sent up four stems with 4, 5, 5 and 6 buds. Bloomed beginning June 14, 2006, at 38" tall near Lexington, VA ...Read Morein the Shenandoah Valley. Stems did not need staking.