Lilium 'Matrix' (Matrix Asiatic Lily)

Scientific Name

Lilium 'Matrix'

Common Name(s)

Matrix Asiatic Lily

Scientific Classification

Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Lilium

Flower

Color: Red
Bloom Time: Early summer

Description

Lilium 'Matrix' is a beautiful dwarf lily with fiery red flowers with a deep orange throat. The flowers are large and numerous and appear on one stem, usually about 30 cm tall. It is an upright bulbous perennial with compact, erect stems bearing narrowly ovate, glossy dark green, spirally-arranged leaves.

Hardiness

USDA hardiness zone 4a to 8b: from −30 °F (−34.4 °C) to 20 °F (−6.7 °C).

How to Grow and Care

Though lilies look like they'd be fussy plants, they are actually very easy to grow. They're not particular about soil type or pH, and they grow well in full sun, part sun, dappled shade, and even light shade.

Plant lilies as soon as you get them, either in the fall or the spring. Because the bulbs lack the papery covering, known as a "tunic," common to other hardy bulbs, they can dry out quickly in storage.

Even more than other bulbs, lilies demand well-drained soil. Dig the spot where you plan to plant lilies to a depth of at least 12 inches (30 cm), remove rocks and add organic matter, such as leaf mold or peat moss, to improve both the structure of the soil and drainage. Like other bulbs, lilies appreciate a little bone meal scratched at the bottom of the planting hole but do not really require other fertilizers at planting time. Instead, wait until the bulbs send up green leaves and then sprinkle a complete organic fertilizer around the plant and water it in.

See more at How to Grow and Care for Lilies.

Origin

This plant is a hybrid of unknown parentage.

Links

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