Lily family (Liliaceae)

Lily flowers are often very showy, and usually have 6 petals. They grow from bulbs or tubers, and normally have long narrow parallel-veined leaves.

Butcher's-broom
Ruscus aculeatus

Bog Asphodel
Narthecium ossifragum

Snake's-head Fritillary
Fritillaria meleagris

Bluebell
Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Spring squill
Scilla verna

Autumn squill
Scilla autumnalis

Ramson
Allium ursinum


Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale		Three-cornered leek Allium triquetrum		Few-flowered leek Allium paradoxum

The Lily family now also includes flowers which are often placed in the separate Daffodil family (Amaryllidaceae).


Wild Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus		Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis		Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum