Lilium regale

Also Known As

Regal Trumpet Lily

Plant type

perennial, bulb / corm / tuber

size

H: 5'-7'
W: 12"-18"

planting zones

3a-10b

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Lilium regale plant details

Lilium regale is a broadleaf deciduous perennial bulb / corm / tuber with green foliage. In spring and summer burgundy and white flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Lilium regale

Plant type: perennial bulb / corm / tuber
Plant family: liliaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN - 18 IN - wide, 5 FT - 7 FT - tall
Flowers: burgundy and white blooms in spring and summer
Uses: border plant, cutting garden, fragrant, showy

GROWING CONDITIONS for Lilium regale

USDA Zones: 3a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer, verticillium wilt
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

EH Wilson called this beautiful lily from the Sichuan Province of China a "jewel beyond price". Fragrant white flowers are pinkish on the outside of the petals and have a gorgeous yellow throats, they appear in groups of 1-8 atop their wiry 3-5' stems and they willingly perfume any summer garden. This lily makes a fabulous cut flower! Plant them in groups for the best display and mulch them to keep roots cool. S/M/GDr

By: Forestfarm

This lily is right at home in any garden; white reflexed petals enclose golden throats and are decorated with raspberry striped exteriors. Beautiful and easy to mix with pinks and purples or golds and yellows.

By: Leafari

The exquisite trumpets of this species trumpet lily arrive on the scene in mid to late July and provide dramatic height and fragrance. Regale is a white fragrant lily with a yellow throat and pink reverses to the petals. Elegant. Said to be one of the best plants to enter cultivation in the last 200 years!

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Discovered growing with abandon in the rugged wilds of Szechuan, this richly perfumed lily is so beautiful and easy to grow that it led to a lily renaissance in the 1920s. In fact, George Slate in his 1939 Lilies for American Gardens advised, "If only one lily is to be grown, it may well be this." Kissed with burgundy outside, it glows with gold on the inside. 3-6 feet, early summer blooming, zones 4-8aS(10WC), from Holland.

By: Old House Gardens

Discovered in the early 1900s by E.H. Wilson, the aptly named “Regal Lily” rocked the garden world. It’s still considered the ULTIMATE LILY to grow & I agree! 5-10 huge (6” across), yellow throated, ruby backed flowers unfold atop muscular stalks, towering 5-8’ over the garden! Highly perfumed, they’re easier & tougher than oriental lilies & each year begets more stems & flowers. Our 6 year-old “Regal” bore at least 20 stalks & 100 blossoms last year, beginning in May & lasting 2 months. Cut to the ground after bloom & give it compost in Spring. Note: We ship large, dormant bulbs to get you off to a strong start. Deer resistant!