Description

Lilium bakerianum Collett & Hemsley 1890

Taxonomy:
Kew Gardens accept following infraspecific species
Lilium bakerianum var. aureum A.Grove & Cotton
Lilium bakerianum var. bakerianum
Lilium bakerianum var. delavayi (Franch.) E.H.Wilson
Lilium bakerianum var. rubrum Stearn
Lilium bakerianum var. yunnanense (Franch.) Sealy ex Woodcock & Stearn

Laboratory comment:
Compare Lilium yunnanense in our list, which appears as a very short form, Bjørnar Olsen mentioned by its former name. A species/variation, however, we have in successful propagation as well.

Lilium bakerianum var. yunnanense in courtesy of Steve Garvie

Origin:
China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan), Nepal, Myanmar; in grassy Pinus forests, 1.500 – 3.800 m

Propagation:
sowing Lilium bakerianum var. yunnanense W/O-8086 # 1 BO ´12.18
100% germination –> seedlings

sowing Lilium bakerianum var. yunnanense # 2 YW ´12.20
source: Yijia Wang, China
germination: (02.21)
tc: (09.21)

product-image in courtesy of B. Olsen