Lilium wallichianum grows on slopes and grasslands at 1,200 to 2,000 m (3,900 to 6,600 ft), and in moist shade 1,100 to 2,000 m (3,600 to 6,600 ft) elevation.[8] The bulbs are stoloniferous, with new bulbs capable of appearing some distance from the parent plant. The green stem tinged with purple grows up to 2 m (6.6 ft) high. The leaves are scattered, dark green, linear to lanceolate and up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long. Each stem bears up to four trumpet-shaped flowers, white to creamy-yellow, held horizontally and up to 20 cm (7.9 in) across.[9] A fairly difficult species to grow successfully in the garden, it requires a moist slightly acidic soil with excellent drainage. The species prefers light dappled shade and blooms very late in the season.
The species was named for Dr. Nathaniel Wallich (1786 – 1854), Danish plant hunter, botanist and physician.[10]
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^Noltie, H.J. (1994). Flora of Bhutan 3(1): 1-456. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
^Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
^Singh, N.P. & Sanjappa, M. (eds.) (2006). Alliaceae, Liliaceae, Trilliaceae & Uvulariaceae. Fascicles of Flora of India 23: 1-134. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
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