Re: bulbs, corms tubers and other Geophytes was: Daylilies - another side of them

Val --

That's all correct.  However, those are genera.  At the family level all of
these genera -- Hemerocallis, Lilium, Alstromeria, and Hosta (and a few dozen
more) -- are all grouped in the Liliaceae.  There are, of course, some who
divide families into subfamilies, groups, etc. but that usually gets
complicated (sometimes even pedantic).  This Lilium forum obviously wants to
concentrate solely on the genus Lilium, the "true" lilies.   Some lists explain
things like that for the benefit of anyone wanting to join the list, some lists
don't.

So, tell us about your "lilies."  ;-)

Dean Sliger
Warren, MI, USA
Zone 6B


Lowery@teamzeon.com wrote:

> Dean,
>
> I thought daylilies were part of hemerocallis and not lilium.  I'm not
> well-versed on my botany, but the distinction was made on another forum I
> belong to that discusses lilium.  They insist that to be considered a true
> lily, the bulb must be formed of tightly formed scales.  Thus plants with
> "lily" in the common name, like peruvian lilies, plantain lilies, or even
> daylilies, don't necessarily belong to the group.  The people on the lilium
> forum will not discuss these plants.
>
> I learned the hard way.
>
> Val in KY
> zone 6a
>
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