スカシユリの名前の由来は花被片の付け根に隙間があり、後ろが透けて見えるから。ユリ属で珍しく花が上を向いて咲き、匂いもありません。
Thunberg Lily: Slit Lily in Japanese comes from the fact that there is a gap at the base of the perianth, and the back can be seen through. It is rare in the genus Lilium that the flowers bloom upward and have no scent.
【仮名】スカシユリ
【和名】透百合
【英名】Thunberg Lily, Asiatic Hybrid
【学名】Lilium maculatum
【誕生】04/ 28, 07/ 18
【開花】06, 07, 08月
【花色】White, Pink, Red, Yellow, Orange
スカシユリ
スカシユリの分類
スカシユリはユリ科の多年草です。原産地は日本で、本州の紀伊半島以北に分布。寒さに強く、海岸の砂浜や岩場、山地の崖などで自生しています。古くから園芸用に交配が進められ、「アジアティックハイブリッド」という品種群を形成。それら全体が「透百合」で流通しています。
スカシユリの名前
スカシユリの名前の由来は、花被片の付け根に隙間があり、後ろが透けて見えるからです。別名は原種の自生環境に由来して「浜百合」「岩百合」「岩戸百合」など。さらに日本海側は岩百合、太平洋側は岩戸百合、また園芸種は透百合、自生種は岩戸百合などと、使い分けられます。
スカシユリの姿形
スカシユリの花は花弁が３枚、萼片が３枚。花が下や横を向いて咲くユリ属の中では、珍しく上を向いて咲き、他のユリ属のような匂いもありません。自生種の花被片は鮮やかな橙色に褐色の斑点が入るものの、園芸種はいろいろ。花後に蒴果を結び、熟すと裂けて種子を散らします。
スカシユリの近縁
自生種では、花が橙色の「蝦夷透百合」が北海道から樺太、シベリア、中国北東部まで分布。蕾や葉が綿毛で覆われているので「毛百合」とも呼ばれます。また、花が鮮やかな紅色の「姫百合」は東北から九州まで分布。そのほか、園芸種は象牙色、白地に桃色、黒紫色など様々です。
Thunberg Lily
Thunberg Lily classification
Thunberg Lily is a perennial plant of the Liliaceae family. The place of origin is Japan, distributed north of the Kii Peninsula in Honshu. It is resistant to cold and grows naturally on sandy beaches, rocky areas, and mountain cliffs. Crossbreeding for gardening has been promoted for a long time, and a variety group called ‘Asiatic hybrids’ is formed. All of them are distributed under the name of ‘Thunberg Lily’.
Thunberg Lily name
Thunberg Lily: Slit Lily in Japanese comes from the fact that there is a gap at the base of the perianth, and the back can be seen through. Another name is derived from the wild environment of the original species, such as ‘beach lily’, ‘rocky lily’, and ‘rocky door lily’. In addition, rocky lilies are used on the Sea of Japan side, rocky door lilies on the Pacific side, Thunberg lilies for horticultural species, and rocky door lilies for wild species.
Thunberg Lily shape
The flower of Thunberg Lily has 3 petals and 3 sepals. Among the genus Lilium that bloom downward or sideways, this flower blooms upward, which is rare, and it doesn’t smell like other lilies. The perianth of the native species is bright orange with brown spots, but there are various garden species. After flowering, it forms a capsule, and when ripe, it splits and scatters the seeds.
Thunberg Lily close relative
Among native species, the orange-colored ‘Lilium pensylvanicum’ is distributed from Hokkaido to Karafuto, Siberia, and northeastern China. It is also called ‘hair lily’ because the buds and leaves are covered with hair. And ‘Lilium concolor’ with bright red flowers is distributed from Tohoku to Kyushu. In addition, there are various cultivars such as ivory, pink on white, and black purple.
