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Lily
Lilium spp.
Liliaceae · bulb, perennial
Elegant trumpet or recurved flowers used in formal and fragrant arrangements.
SeasonSummer
ColoursWhite, pink, orange, yellow, red
LightFull sun to part shade
Care levelModerate
Vase life7–14 days
Best forFormal bouquets, statement arrangements
Elegant trumpet or recurved flowers used in formal and fragrant arrangements.
About this flower
This Flower Diary entry is designed as a practical starting point. Flowering time, colour, vase life and growing behaviour can vary by cultivar, climate and handling.
Using it in arrangements
Consider the flower’s scale, form, season and colour alongside the rest of your arrangement. Local availability may differ from natural bloom season because commercial flowers can be greenhouse-grown or imported.
Botanical identity
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Lilium
- Native range / origin
- Northern Hemisphere
Growing & garden care
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
Floristry & cut-flower notes
- Vase life
- 7–14 days
- Best uses
- formal bouquets, statement arrangements
Meaning, gifting & culture
- Common meanings
- purity, devotion, remembrance
- Gifting occasions
- wedding, sympathy, celebration