| Lilium cernuum | |
|---|---|
| Lilium cernuum, var. album | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Lilium |
| Species: | cernuum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lilium cernuum Kom. |
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Lilium cernuum is a species of lily native to Korea and eastern Siberia. It grows to typically 50 cm tall. The flowers are white to purple, though usually pink in colour, and spotted maroon, and are scented. It is similar in many respects to Lilium pumilum. Named cernuum for its nodding flowers.[1]
European Garden Flora; volume 1. M. Jefferson-Brown; Modern Lilies.