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Nova Zembla

Group

Lily Oriental

Colour

White

Number of buds

4-6

Period

May, June, September, October, November, December

Offer

Large

Description

The best white oriental in our opinion. Massive buds and flowers. Very slow opening.

RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Registration.

I Asiatics / VII Orientals / VIII: OT, LA, LO / IX: Species
Both flower habit ((a) up-, (b) out- or (c) down-facing) and flower form ((a) trumpet, (b) bowl, (c) flat
or (d) recurved) are indicated for each entry when this information is available. The existing lettering is
retained, with flower habit given first, separated from the flower form by a slash mark (/). An entry such as
I (a/c) ‘Dot.com’ therefore indicates this is an up-facing, flat-flowered asiatic lily.

VII (a-b/-) ‘Nova Zembla’
cl. (Un-named seedling x un-named seedling) H (1995) & G (1997): Bischoff
Tulleken Lelies B.V. N (1999), I (2000) & REG (2001): The Originals. Inside white
(155D) with a pale purple suffusion at the apex; outside white with midveins yel-
low at apex; nectaries light green; no spots but some papillae present; pollen brown;
stigma purple. Fls 40cm wide; petals 200 x 70mm, margins ruffled, tips recurved.
Lvs alternate, 200 x 50mm. Stems 75cm, green, with darker markings and c.5 enormous
fls. Midseason-late.