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Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

Lilium bulbiferum L. var. croceum (Chaix.) Pers.

see Lilium bulbiferum L. for a description of the species.  The variety croceum is a tall growing variety, to 1.8m, with bright orange flowers and does not produce bulbils.  According to Grey, Lilium aurantiacum var. Chaixii, which is probably synonymous with croceum, flowers earlier than the type.  [RHSE, Hortus].

Horticultural & Botanical History

‘Mr. Busch, of St. Petersburg […] mentions that small bulbs flower with a single blossom, the next year with two or three, increasing in number as it gets larger, to as many as twenty or thirty, and then growing to the height of five feet.’  [LBC no.784/1823].  Lilium croceum was introduced to Britain in 1596.  Saint-Hilaire pl.463/1832.

History at Camden Park

Listed in all published catalogues [B.305/1843].  Probably received per ‘Sovereign’ February 1831 under the name orange lily [MP A2948] but see also  Lilium bulbiferum L.

Notes

Published Dec 27, 2009 - 05:07 PM | Last updated Jan 07, 2010 - 01:18 PM

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Figured are lance-shaped leaves and upright orange, trumpet-shaped flower. Saint-Hilaire pl.463, 1832.

Lilium bulbiferum L. var. croceum (Chaix.) Pers. | Saint-Hilaire pl.463/1832 | BHL

Family Liliaceae
Category
Region of origin

Southern Europe
Synonyms
  • Lilium croceum Chaix. 
Common Name

Orange lily, Feuerlilie
Name in the Camden Park Record

Lilium croceum
Confidence level high