Description
This stunning lily can only be addressed in superlatives. Highly fragrant flowers in July, with pink, reflexed segments spotted with deep purple. The flowers are valuable for appearing as other garden plants are fading.
Botanically this is close to Lilium duchartrei but lankongense is later flowering with a longer raceme of flowers that are pink on opening and not white. There are many other differences but the above “tests” are simple and reliable and the plant is thus easily separated.
Readily grown in a humus-rich soil in half shade. Not good in pots as it prefers am open, cool, root run that is not prone to overheating and drying out. Fully winter hardy with us and a very reliable grower.
