Japanese name: ウケユリ（請百合） Scientific name:Lilium alexandrae
[Overview]
A perennial.
It has a spherical underground bulb 4–5 cm across with white scales.
The scales are not bitter.
The stem grows 1–1.2 m tall.
Leaves are simple and alternate, lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, about 18–20 cm long, with entire margins.
They have short petioles.
One or two flowers are borne at the top of the stem.
There are 6 tepals; the flower is funnel-shaped, about 16–18 cm long, white, with the tips curved back.
The flowers have a strong fragrance.
The pollen is reddish brown.
The fruit is an oblong capsule about 5 cm long.
[History]
The Japanese name derives from its abundance on Ukejima.
