How to grow Regal Lily

Lilium regale

Full Sun
Medium

Tolerates most soils but better soil (loamy and high in N) means taller plants with more flowers.
May require staking.
Too much shade can result in spindly (and unstable) stems.
Don’t let them dry out, although they need good drainage.

Growing Regal lily from seed

Don’t store bulbs dry but in moist sawdust or shredded paper.

Transplanting Regal lily

Plant 2-3x depth of bulb diameter.

How long does Regal lily take to grow?

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Regal lily Folklore & Trivia

Plant hunter E. H. Wilson (1876-1930) so prized his newly discovered Regal Lilies (Lilium regale), that after an avalanche broke his leg he carried on rather than abandon them, and when confronted with an approaching donkey train on his narrow mountain trail he lay down and let the donkeys step over him one by one. Thus he preserved his prize but was left with a permanent “lily limp”. (Gardening Australia)
In the Southern hemisphere they flower in December and are known as Xmas lilies.

Other names for Regal lily

Trumpet lily. Xmas lily,Christmas lily

Lilium regale E.H. Wilson