Lilium amabile is a wild lily of Korea's mountains with nodding, orange-red flowers whose petals curl back, blooming in early summer. Its species name amabile means lovable, which is why it is sometimes called the friendly lily or lovable lily. It does not grow wild in the US.
Appearance
- Growth form
- A bulb-forming perennial about 16–30 in (40–80 cm) tall, with a bulb about 1 in (2.5–3 cm) across.
- Flowers
- Flowers hang downward, singly or a few together, with petals curled back. They are usually red to orange-red, sometimes dark red-orange or yellow. They are said to have an unpleasant smell.
- Flowering time
- In Korea it blooms from June to August.
Look-alikes
Tiger lilyLilium lancifolium
Tiger lily has small black in the leaf joints and much heavier spotting on the flowers.
Why they get mixed upBoth have nodding orange flowers with petals swept back.
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- mountain slopes
- forest edges
- mountain meadows
- Range
- Native to the Korean Peninsula and Liaoning Province in northeastern China. It is not native to North America.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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