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Liliaceae
LILIUM 'Sunshine'
Asiatic Lily, Sunshine Lily
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The brightly flowering hybrid Asiatic lily ‘Sunshine’ has big, upward-facing, cheerful yellowy flowers without any speckling. This selection produces loose clusters of funnel-like blooms that open very broadly in early summer and is ideal for container culture.
Asiatic lilies are probably the most common and easily grown type of hybrid lily. They typically bear clusters of wide-flaring flowers atop strong stems. The upright tan stems are lined with glossy green, wide but small, lance-shaped leaves. Once they have flowered they will not bloom again until the following year, so be sure to plant them with ornamentals that look great later in the season.
Lilies prefer full to partial sun and neutral, well-drained, humus-rich soil. They are borne from scaled bulbs that are easily planted; a typical planting depth is six inches for Asiatics. They look best planted in small groups in perennial borders or cottage gardens and make excellent cut flowers. Remember to remove the anthers from cut flowers because the shedding pollen will stain fabric.
8 - 1
4 - 8
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Full Sun, Partial Sun
28"-36" / 71.1cm - 91.4cm
14"-20" / 35.6cm - 50.8cm
Early Summer, Summer
Hybrid Origin
Neutral
Average
Clay, Loam, Sand
Medium
Average Water
Upright/Erect
Summer
Showy
Yellow, Lemon Yellow
Green, Sandy Brown
Dark Green
Yes
No
Single
Glossy
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Butterflies
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