Shiroi is one of the most beautiful of all lilies. The flowers are pinkish white, flushed pink at the base. The buds are streaked with de...Read Moreep pink. The flowers are nodding. In India, this plant is very difficult to grow anywhere except it native habitat, the Shiroi hill in Manipur, India.
This distinctive lily was discovered by British botanist Frank Kingdon-Ward in 1946. It is the state flower of Manipur India where it gr...Read Moreows in a high forest preserve on Shiroi (Shiru) Hill, thus its common name Shiroi Lily . Originally believed to be a nomocharis it was later classified as a lily and named after Ward's second wife Jean Macklin. In Manipur, the flower adorns the image of the beautiful goddess Philava. Fortunately for us the legend that the lily would grow only on Shiroi Hill proved false. In 1948 it was given a prestigious Award of Merit by the Royal Horticultural Flower Show in London. Today the Shiroi Lily is an endangered species due to the felling of its native forests and encroachment of human activity. There are from two to seven flowers per stem. The color of the flowers in the garden vary from a dull white to blue hued pink.
Shiroi is one of the most beautiful of all lilies. The flowers are pinkish white, flushed pink at the base. The buds are streaked with de...Read More
This distinctive lily was discovered by British botanist Frank Kingdon-Ward in 1946. It is the state flower of Manipur India where it gr...Read More