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It flowered from bottom up, closely to the stem--foliage like a trumpet lily--flowers faced out.  Very fragrant ! Lynne
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I was sent some very large lily bulbs as a freebee with a plant order and was told they were "siberian" lilies.  Could they be Asiatic?  The plant was like an easter lily--large white and lots of very fragrant flowers.  Was about 16" tall.  I love them.  am wondering if I need to dig them for winter?  We are in zone 5 at the edge of zone 6 (southern IN/Ohio river edge)  I can't seem to lcoate this plant anywhere and I don't want to lose them.  Lynne

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Dear Lynne,

Several lilies go by the common name "siberian"...Was your flowers single large ones or smaller ones that looked  down in a chandelier type arrangement?

Write back please and I will be able to help more,
Angie

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Thank you Lynne,

As is so common a problem with common names. The siberian lily has several species that go by that.

An heirloom species I found under that name is called Lilium Davuricum in latin.
Another is Lilium pumilum.
Most commonly called siberian lily is Ixiolirion tataricum, a small blue flower.
In florist books it is another name for an Oriental lily.

All should be hardy in your zone.

I'm sorry to be so wishy-washy, but common name can be a problem...also there is always the chance that it was labeled wrong!

Thank you for your question...I would suggest that you type those names into a search engine and see which one most closely resemblies yours.

Please write back if you have any other questions,
Angie