Lilium Bulbs

Lilium is a large genus in the Liliaceae family. This page is devoted to Lilium bulbs.

For growing from seed see Lily Germination and Lily Germination By Species. For seeds and propagation see Lilium Seed. For details of flowers see Lilium Flowers.

American Section A-M - American Section N-Z - Asiatic Section A-C - Asiatic Section D-K - Asiatic Section L-O - Asiatic Section P-Z - Candidum Section - Dauricum Section - Martagon Section - Oriental Section - Trumpet Section - Lilium Hybrids - Lilium Index

A rule of thumb, Asiatic species have white bulbs, trumpet lilies have purple tinged bulbs and martagon and oriental bulbs are yellow. Tall lilies tend to have large bulbs, as years go by the stems get taller and the bulbs get bigger.

Most of the photos below are by Pontus Wallstén and are of flowering size bulbs unless the caption says otherwise. Photos by David Pilling sometimes show a UK £1 coin which is around an inch in diameter. The other contributors are Janos Agoston and Cheung Siu Ming. To see large versions hold down Shift and click on the photo; clicking names or photos (without Shift) will take you to the relevant species page. Bulb descriptions are from McRae.

*Lilium*
albanicum	alexandrae	amabile	amoenum	auratum
bakerianum	bosnaicum	brownii	bulbiferum	callosum
canadense	candidum	carniolicum	cernuum	chalcedonicum
ciliatum	columbianum	concolor	dauricum	davidii
distichum	duchartrei	fargesii	formosanum	gloriosoides
grayi	hansonii	henrici	henryi	humboldtii
iridollae	japonicum	kelleyanum	kelloggii	kesselring.
lancifolium	lankongense	ledebourii	leucanthum	leichtlinii
lijiangense	longiflorum	lophophorum	mackliniae	majoense
maritimum	martagon	medeoloides	michauxii	michiganense
monadelphum	nanum	nepalense	nobilissimum	oxypetalum
papilliferum	pardalinum	parryi	parvum	pitkinense
poilanei	polyphyllum	pomponium	ponticum	primulinum
pumilum	pyrenaicum	regale	rhodopaeum	rosthornii
rubellum	rubescens	sargentiae	speciosum	sulphureum
superbum	szovitsianum	taliense	tsingtauense	vollmeri
wallichianum	wardii	washington.	wenshanense	wigginsii
yapingense