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Lily is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants that normally grow from bulbs. Genus comprising of 110 species is very important for large showy garden plants and also important culturally and in literature. Few species of lilies are sometimes grown for edible bulbs. Lily plants are native to much of the Europe, the north Mediterranean region, across most of Asia and Japan, south to Nilgiri mountains in India, south to the Philippine and from northern Canada through much of the United States. The plant is commonly adaptable to woodland habitats and occasionally to grassland habitats. Few species can survive in marshlands. Generally, the plant prefers acidic or lime-free soils.

Lilies are leafy stemmed herbs. The plant forms naked or tunic-less scaly underground bulbs. Most of the species of lily are deciduous while a few species bear a basal rosette of leaves during dormancy. Flowers are large and often fragrant and come in a large variety of colors such as white, pink, orange, yellow, red and purple. Many species are widely grown in the gardens in the temperate and sub-tropical regions. Large number of ornamental hybrids and potted plants has also been developed. Bulbs of