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Aurora Lily

Lilium 'Aurora'

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Aurora Lily (Lilium 'Aurora') at Lakeshore Garden Centres

Aurora Lily flowers

Aurora Lily flowers

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Plant Height:  3 feet

Flower Height:  4 feet

Spacing:  14 inches

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  3a

Group/Class:  Asiatic Hybrid

Description:

A soft cream-white Asiatic lily with darker butter-yellow splashes on the petals near but not at the center of the blooms; black anthers hover above the dazzling flowers adding a pleasant effect

Ornamental Features

Aurora Lily features bold white trumpet-shaped flowers with creamy white overtones and buttery yellow streaks at the ends of the stems in mid summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its narrow leaves remain green in colour throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Aurora Lily is an herbaceous perennial with a rigidly upright and towering form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

  • Insects
  • Disease

Aurora Lily is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Aurora Lily will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity extending to 4 feet tall with the flowers, with a spread of 18 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 14 inches apart. It tends to be leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and should be underplanted with lower-growing perennials. The flower stalks can be weak and so it may require staking in exposed sites or excessively rich soils. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by multiplication of the underground bulbs; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

 
 
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Massing  Garden 
Applications
Flowers  Plant Form 
Ornamental Features