Lilies which are not lilies
In common usage, any flower with unusual shape is apt to be called an orchid. But what prompts so many people to call such a diversity of plants lilies? Here are some of the plants commonly called lilies but which are not members of the genus Lilium.
| zephyr lily Zephyranthes grandiflora |
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| Atamasco lily Zephyranthes atamasco |
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| blood lily Scadoxus multiflorus |
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| leper lily Fritillaria meleagris |
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| water lily Nymphaea 'Attraction' |
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| stink lily Fritillaria imperialis |
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| day lily Hemerocallis minor |
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| foxtail lily Eremurus robustus |
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| arum lily Arum italicum |
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| voodoo lily Sauromatum guttatum |
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| lily of the Nile Agapanthus |
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| lily of the Incas Alstroemeria psittacina |
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| spider lily Hymenocallis liriosme |
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| sego lily Calochorotus venustus |
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| sword lily Gladiolus byzantinus |
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| Gloriosa lily Gloriosa superba |
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| fleur-de-lis Iris pseudacorus |
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| crinum lily Crinum x powellii |
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| lily of the field Sternbergia lutea |
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| toad lily Tricyrtis |
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