Lilium candidum

Lilium candidum

National flower: Vatican City

  • Lilium candidum
  • Lilium candidum
  • Flower name
    Lilium candidum
  • Scientific name
    Lilium candidum
  • Aliasリリー, Lily, 百合, ニワシロユリ, Madonna Lily
  • Place of origin Balkans and the Middle East
  • Place of flowering
  • Flowering seasonJune, July

What is Lilium candidum

Lilium candidum or Madonna Lily (scientific name: Lilium candidum) is a bulbous plant of the lily family Liliaceae, native to the Balkans and the Middle East. It is considered the national flower of Vatican City. The Madonna Lily is the flower depicted in wall paintings of the Aegean and Edenic civilizations, and the white flower held by the Virgin Mary in her hand in the painting of the Virgin Birth. It is also known by its Japanese name, Niwashi Shiroyuri, and its scientific name, Lilium candidum. The plant is about 1 m tall and produces 10 to 20 flowers per stem from June to July. The flowers are shallow funnel-shaped, about 10 cm in diameter, and bloom horizontally. There are six petals, pure white and fragrant. The anthers are yellow.
Unfortunately, it seems to have lost popularity since the importation of the tepou lily from Japan, and has been replaced by the Madonna lily.

Common name: Lilium candidum , scientific name: Lilium candidum, also known as Madonna Lily, flower color: white, grass: 100 cm, bisexual flowers, flower diameter: 10 cm, flowering season. June-July, Fruit type: Capsules, Uses: perfume, cut flower, potted plant


  • Order
    Liliales
  • Family
    Liliaceae
  • Genus
    Lilium
  • Species
    L. candidum
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Cephalic inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Funnel/trumpet shaped
  • Leaf type
    Cylindrical
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life typebulbous plant
  • Flower colorsWhite
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height100.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower10.0 ~ 10.0 cm

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