Lilium fargesii is a Chinese species of plants in the lily family native to Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China.Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 146 绿花百合 lu hua bai he Lilium fargesii Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 6: 317. 1892.
Lilium fargesii occurs naturally on the edge of woods in mountains at elevations of 1500–1800 meters. The plant grows 6–8 inches (15–20 cm) tall with a slim stem, long narrow leaves and surmounted by a raceme of 1–6 flowers. The flowers are Turk's cap in shape with broad reflexed petals of a greenish–white. The petals may be darker green at the edges but are spotted and marked all over with chestnut–brown dots. The flowers are fragrant. The bulb of Lilium fargesii is comparatively small at ¾ inch (1.5 cm) diameter. This lily flowers late in the summer from the end of July to August or September.Rare Plants UK, Lilium fargesii
Taxonomy It is known as 'lu hua bai he' in China.
It was first described by Adrien René Franchet in 1892,Franchet, Adrien René 1892. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 6(17–18): 317–318 and published in 'Journal de Botanique' (Morot) Issue 6( Vols.17–18) on pages 317–318.Tropicos, Lilium fargesii Franch. The Latin specific epithet fargesii refers to the French missionary and amateur botanist Père Paul Guillaume Farges (1844–1912).Allen J. Coombes Janet Mohun (senior editor)
Although it was discovered over 100 years ago it has only recently been known and available from horticultural centres.Pacific Bulb Society, Asiatic Section D-K photos of several species including L. fargesii
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