Lilium longiflorum Thunb. var. eximium (Court.) Bak.
See Lilium longiflorum Thunb. for a description of the species. The variety eximium is known as the ‘Bermuda lily’ and is a taller, larger-flowered form. According to Grey it is distinguished chiefly by its more narrow and cylindrical perianth tube. It thrived out of doors in Bermuda and sparked a large commercial lily-growing industry, hence its common name. [Grey, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
This plant is figured in Flore des Serres as Lilium eximium Hort. ex Courtin. Synonyms given are L. longiflorum Hort., L. japonicum Hort. and L. longiflorum alpha Sieb. [FS pl.I & II 11e Liv./1847]. Lilium eximium was introduced to Britain in 1834. [JD].
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues [B.307/1843].
Notes
Lilium eximium Hort. ex Kunth. (1843) = Lilium speciosum Thunb. which see, and is unlikely to be Macarthur’s plant. Lilium eximium was confused in some nurseries with L. speciosum album but ‘certain it is that the plant which has crept into British nurseries with the title of L. eximium is much more nearly allied to L. longiflorum than L. speciosum’. [MB p.127/1841].
See also Notes under Lilium aurantiacum Pax.
Published Dec 27, 2009 - 03:30 PM | Last updated Jul 25, 2010 - 04:23 PM
Lilium longiflorum var. eximium (Court.) Bak. | FS pl.I & II /1847 | CSIRO Black Mountain Library, Canberra
| Family | Liliaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Japan, Taiwan |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Bermuda lily |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Lilium eximium |
| Confidence level | high |
