Bulbus Lilii Brownii and Lily family.

Contents

• Botanical Data of Lily Bulb.
• What it is:Lily Bulb Botanical Description.
• Phytochemicals and Constituents of Lily Bulb.
• Lily Bulb Property and Suggestions.
• Common Uses and Applications of Lily Bulb.
• Lily Bulb Quotes from Chinese historical sources.
• Modern Research of Lily Bulb.
• Lily family.
• Research Update:lilium brownii.

Lily family.:

The family Liliaceae includes tulips, fritillaria and erythronium (Dog's Tooth violets) as well as lilium, or lilies. Although we have thousands of hybrids developed for flower colour, form and hardiness, there are some 100 plus lily species. Many are not grown or widely available.

 All lilies have an underground fleshy bulb with overlapping scales and a basal plate. Lily bulbs differ from tulips and narcissi in that they have no outer papery layer, and thus they are more prone to drying out than many bulbs. The stems are long with leaves carried in spirals or whorls. Each stem carries one to many flowers with up to six petals in a terminal spray. The flowers can be nodding and petals recurved, upright or erect. Most lilies are summer flowering.

 Lilies are classified into Longiflorums or trumpets (L. longiflorum, L. regale and others); Asiatics with bowl-shaped, normally upward facing flowers; Martagons or turkscaps with reflexed petals; Orientals (L. auratum, L. speciosum and hybrids); Orienpets and other hybrids are crosses between Orientals and Chinese trumpets (e.g. 'Silk Road' have huge flowers); and species of which L. regale, L. candidum (the Madonna lily), L. lancifolium (the Tiger Lily), L. martagon and L. auratum var platphyllum are commonly grown.

 Lily bulbs are relatively expensive but they will provide many years of pleasure and propagation is easy once you know how. Put simply, lilies need sharp drainage, a neutral fertile soil, shelter from strong winds and to be planted with their heads in the sunshine and roots in cool shade.

 Rotting is a common cause of failure. The bulbs cannot survive sodden soils and will simply disappear. If you have very heavy soil and bulbs fail to reappear the following season you can either lift them and store in damp sawdust in a cool corner of the garden shed, or you can treat the bulbs as annuals and replant every season. That way you need no excuses to try new varieties!

Reference:

• 1.Bulbus Lilii Brownii and Lily family.

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♣ last edit date:20th,Oct.2010.