Lilium leichtlinii

Lilium Henryi, The 'orange speciosum' lily from China.

Splendid garden plant bearing pendant orange flowers branching out from the top of a tall stem. The flower are fascinating: bright and wax-like, heavily reflexed, with pronounced orange tipped, green stamens. Very robust and resistant to disease. Best grown between other plants that will shade its feet while nudging the lily stems. Mature plants hold as many as 30 flowers though only handful the first season is usual. Mid-summer. Height 100-140cm, depending on age and site.