There are more than 4,000 diverseness and 280 genera in the lily kin , according to Botantical-Online.com . Most lily plants are grasses that get down as medulla , tubers or rhizomes , and many have showy blossom , ranging from pinkish - and - white stargazer lilies to bluff tulips or hyacinth . As a group , lilies do well in part shaded areas with moist grease . These plants are more often than not easy to worry for and will add a blast of colour to any garden or landscape .
Aloe
Mostly aboriginal to Africa , the aloe plants comes in about 250 species , accord to TheGardenHelper.com . The best - know variety is the aloe vera plant , which has clustering of long , pissed , minute recondite immature leaf that are filled with a gummy meaning expert for treating burn mark , bites or pelt inflammations , fit in to the 1997 Sunset National Garden Book . Aloe is a succulent , semitropical plant , best suited to USDA hardiness zone 10 and 11 . These plant life require full sun , except in the hottest domain , and want regular lacrimation , though the soil can be left to dry out between waterings .
Hyacinth
The common hyacinth grows to 1 ft and has a showy cone shape of tiny , fragrant heyday in blue , white or purpleness . The flower develop along a chaff that grow up from the center of a cluster of narrow , green leaf . Hyacinth can grow in all zone , consort to the 1997 Sunset National Garden Handbook , but does prosper in quick - winter areas . These plants require full sunshine and regular lachrymation .
Lily
Day- , Easter , Madonna and stargazer may be the most popular of the more traditional lilies , all of which have a large , gaudy rosiness . Daylilies are useable in a variety of colors , Easter lily are generally snowy and fragrant , Madonna lilies have fragrant snowy rosiness and stargazers have snowy bloom with a strip of deep pink down the center and are very fragrant . According to the 1997 Sunset National Garden Book , these type of lily fly high in loose , well - drain , moist grime and filtered tincture . Most lilies will blossom through the summertime , though the cornet - form Easter lily is forced in the spring .
Tulip
Originally from western and central Asia , harmonize to Botanical-Online.com , there are about 5,000 species of tulip , all of which have a undivided stem with a flamboyant flush in colors range from yellow-bellied to red ink to purple . Tulips , which flower in the spring , should be found in full to fond sunshine and opt dampish ground . These plants can succeed in many climates , but do prefer a winter chill after the bulbs are planted and are democratic in the northeast .
