| Description | Asiatic Lilies are one of the hardiest and easy to grow of all the Lilies. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, never wet and soggy |
| Flowers | flowers recurve from the center of the plant, have prominent sepals, color may be solid or marked with speckles |
| Dimensions | 2-5 feet tall |
| Maintenance | Plant 2-3 times the diameter of the bulb. Best planted in groups of three in a triangle. Allow foliage to die back to the soil. |
| Propagation | division of bulbs in mid summer |
| Native Site | Asiatic lilies are native to Central and Western Asia and have been cultivated in gardens for more than 3,000 years. |
| Misc Facts | Some Asiatic lilies are referred to as Asiatic Hybrids because they are crosses with North American lilies. (eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_6505583_meaning-asiatic-oriental-lilies_.html#ixzz28iiLueEZ) |
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