lily/lilium is my fav type of flower.
Lilium are great, since they are so large and prominent.
oh yea very pretty.
Well liliums are also members of which are true lilies.
oh really didnt know that.
They are also a flowering plant that grow from bulbs.
wow thats super interesting.
Lilium
Lilium (members of which are true lilies) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere, though their range extends into the northern subtropics. Many other plants have "lily" in their common name but are not related to true lilies.
Description.
Lilies are tall perennials ranging in height from . They
integrity of the cultivars. Bulb offsets usually require at least a year before flowering. Commercially, plants may be propagated in vitro and then planted out to grow into plants large enough to sell.
Toxicology.
While members of the Liliaceae "s.s." have been used as food sources in humans, the bulbs of some species are poisonous to household pets (bulb toxicosis) if eaten and may cause serious complications, such as renal failure in cats from Lilies, particularly "Lilium longiflorum" (Easter Lily).