Introduction

Introduction

  • Lilies are one of the most popular flowers in the UK, next only to the Rose. Globally, Lilies rank fourth among the flowers in popularity. Different kinds of lilies are commonly grown in the gardens. Lilies are best suited for growing in flower and shrubbery borders and in pots.
    Kingdom Plantae
    Division -- Magnoliophyta
    Class -- Liliopsida
    Order -- Liliales
    Family -- Liliaceae
    Genus -- Lilium
  • Lilium, the genus, is the Latin form of the Greek word 'Lerion' for the Madonna Lily.
  • Red lily was first described by the famous Swedish botanist Carl von Linne (Linnaeus) in 1753.
  • Lilies are one of the most beautiful and graceful of all summer-blooming flowers.
  • Lilies belong to the Lilium genus consisting of less than 100 known species, occurring in all parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
  • Lilies are believed to have been under cultivation longer than any other ornamental flower, having existed in gardens 3,000 years ago
  • Floral designs, particularly of Lilies, made their appearance and became very popular in the 18th dynasty of Egypt.
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