Lilium davidii

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Lilium davidii is an Asian species of plants in the lily family, native to mountainous areas of Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tibet, Bhutan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan.[1][2][3]
Lilium davidii grows up to 1.5m high, and bears up to about 20 unscented flowers with recurved leaves (bent backwards), orange or reddish orange, from July to August.[4]
The plant is cultivated for its edible bulb.[4] It is a stem-rooting lily (adventitious roots emerging above the bulb) that also forms bulbils.
The species is named for French missionary and naturalist Armand David (1826-1900).(from Wikipedia on 19.2.16)

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Image by Nitu, ID by Debasish Joardar

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flowers for id (mixed thread): Attachments (1)
i don’t recollect whether i posted these for id  is the scond torch lily?would appreciate if someone can id.

The first one, I think Lilium davidii.


The lilium is an Asiatic hybrid of L. hansonii & L. martagon.


I could find a very good link regarding information on L.davidii, as below:
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Lilium+davidii
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_davidii


Oh beautiful lilies. Seeing for the first time. Where are they. In your garden?


wish they were in my garden. shot them in jillings estate in uttranchal

Updated on August 25, 2025

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