Lilium debile — Columnar upright

Overview

Lilium debile is a columnar upright bulbs in the genus Lilium, part of the Liliaceae family, with deciduous foliage. Lilium debile grows best in full sun, and tolerates loam soils and neutral pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H6. Suggested uses include cottage and informal garden, cut flowers and flower borders and beds.

About

Lilium debile is a bulbous perennial cultivar within the Lilium genus, known for its columnar upright habit and deciduous foliage. Like others in its genus, it produces terminal clusters of flowers during summer, thriving best in full sun on a south-facing, sheltered aspect. It prefers well-drained, neutral loam soil and is hardy to UK zone H6. Suitable for cottage and informal gardens, flower borders, and as cut flowers, it requires planting bulbs in autumn in humus-rich soil with cool roots and can be propagated by seed, offsets, bulbils, or scales.

About the genus

Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large and often prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the Northern Hemisphere and their range is temperate climates and extends into the subtropics.

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Growing conditions

Best soil and position for Lilium

Sunlight: Full sun
Soil type: Loam
Soil pH: Neutral
Soil moisture: Well-drained
Aspect: South-facing
Exposure: Sheltered
UK hardiness: H6

Plant details

Lilium debile size, habit and characteristics

Plant type: Bulbs, Herbaceous Perennial
Habit: Columnar upright
Foliage: Deciduous
Suggested uses: Cottage and informal garden, Cut flowers, Flower borders and beds

Care notes

Pruning and caring for Lilium debile

Propagation: Seed, offsets, bulbils, scales
Pest resistance: Lily beetle, aphids, slugs, snails, thrips, leatherjackets, wireworms, rabbits, voles
Disease resistance: Grey moulds, viruses