 Scarlet Turk's Cap Lily -- Lillium chalcedonicum
Cultivation Plant in any well drained garden soil, about 6 inches deep. A full sun location will produce the best results. Check your package for other directions and hardiness zones. If this species isn't available, plant any of the 'Turk's Cap' type lilies. Bible References Song of Solomon 5:13: His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. Return to Enabling Bible Gardens Return to Enabled Gardener This entire website is copyrighted by Diana Pederson, 2006-2009. Use of any page |
The Shulamite maiden in Solomon 5:13 compares the red lips of her beloved to a lily). Bible scholars believe the plant referred to in this passage is the Scarlet Turk's Cap Lily that grows 3-4 foot tall and has brilliant scarlet flowers.