Lilium: The Large Showy Flowering Garden Plants

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNflhPexAeX22U6eN7xJ7y6PqFypA-SLts8R4AeFJS8XYJBwbX0q4dJro-ZDIsNDcCb3N0Yk5byPy8a0ZLYnfwTppybeyGjchAYbep-_oOLT0I_1gVJ1laQIjhLJ4rNWEBF3rAdYmwXPA/s1600/Lily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNflhPexAeX22U6eN7xJ7y6PqFypA-SLts8R4AeFJS8XYJBwbX0q4dJro-ZDIsNDcCb3N0Yk5byPy8a0ZLYnfwTppybeyGjchAYbep-_oOLT0I_1gVJ1laQIjhLJ4rNWEBF3rAdYmwXPA/s320/Lily.jpg" width="240"></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Lilium</b></i> is a genus of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbaceous" title="Herbaceous">herbaceous</a> flowering plants growing from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulb" title="Bulb">bulbs</a>. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere. They comprise a genus of about 110 species in the <b>lily</b> family (Liliaceae).</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Lilium</b></i></span> are important as large showy flowering garden plants.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"></sup> Additionally, they are important culturally and in literature in much of the world. Some species are sometimes grown or harvested for the edible bulbs. The species in this genus are the <b>true lilies</b>. Many other plants exist with "lily" in the common English name, some of which are quite unrelated to the true lilies.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><b>Lilies</b> are leafy stemmed herbs. They form naked or tunic-less scaly underground</div>

Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs . Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere. They c...