title: Lilium amabile
text: # Lilium amabile
  
  Lilium amabile, also known as the friendly lily or lovable lily, is a flowering bulbous perennial plant in the lily family Liliaceae. The Latin specific epithet amabile means "lovable".
  
  ## Description
  
  Lilium amabile grows from 40 centimetres (16 in) to 80 centimetres (31 in) tall. The bulb measures 2.5 centimetres (1 in) to 3 centimetres (1.2 in) in diameter. The flowers are either solitary or in a raceme of 3 flowers. The sepals and petals are red, sometimes dark red-orange or yellow. The plant has been described as having an unpleasant, rotting smell.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  Lilium amabile is native to China's Liaoning Province and Korea.
  
  