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Lilies (broad sense)
Nearly all are six-'petalled' flowers (actually three petals and three sepals), often bell-shaped (actually placed in several different families):
Amaryllidaceae
for Agapanthus, Allium, Amaryllis, Crinum, Galanthus, Leucojum, Narcissus, Nothoscordum, Sternbergia, Tetrastagma, Tristagma
Asparagaceae
for Agave, Asparagus, Camassia, Convallaria, Cordyline, Hyacinthoides, Hyacinthus, Muscari, Ornithogalum, Polygonatum, Ruscus, Scilla, Yucca
Colchicaceae
for Colchicum
Commelinaceae
for Commelina and Tradescantia
Iridaceae
for Crocosmia, Crocus, Gladiolus, Iris, Romulea, Sisyrinchium,
Liliaceae
for Erythronium, Fritillaria, Gagea, Lilium, Tulipa
Melanthiaceae
for Herb Paris and Veratrum
Nartheciaceae
for Narthecium
Tofieldiaceae
for Tofieldia
Xanthorrhoeaceae
for Kniphofia
Choose by flower colour:
Blue/Mauve
Red/Pink
White
Yellow-green
'Lilies' - blue, mauve or purple
Hyacinthoides
Muscari
Hyacinthus
Crocus tommasinianus
Bluebells
Grape-hyacinth
Hyacinth
Crocus
Camassia leichtlinii
Romulea columnae
Iris
Sisyrinchium bermudiana
Camassia leichtlinii
Sand Crocus
Iris
Blue-eyed-grass
Scilla autumnalis
Scilla verna
Scilla siberica
Scilla peruviana
Autumn Squill
Spring Squill
Blue Squill
Portuguese Squill
Scilla forbesii
Colchicum autumnale
Crocus
Agapanthus
Chionodoxa
Colchicum
Crocus
Agapanthus
Puschkinia
Striped Squill
'Lilies' - pink or red
Erythronium
Lilium martagon
Fritillaria
Fritillaria
Dog's-tooth Violet
Martagon Lily
Snake's-head Fritillary
Snake's-head Fritillary
Allium
Gladiolus communis
Kniphofia
Crinum
Alliums
Gladiolus
Red-hot-poker
Cape Lily
Amaryllis
Nerine
Crocosmia
Tulipa
Jersey Lily
Guernsey Lily
Crocosmia
Tulipa
Watsonia
Romulea
Bugle Lily
'Lilies' - white
Allium
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Tristagma uniflorum
Yucca
Garlics
Garden Star-of-Bethlehem
Ipheon
Yucca
Galanthus nivalis
Leucojum aestivum
Polygonatum multiflorum
Convallaria majalis
Snowdrop
Summer Snowflake
Solomon's-seal
Lily-of-the-valley
Cordyline australis
Gladiolus callianthus
Hyacinthoides hispanica
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Narcissus poeticus
Cabbage-palm
Abyssinian Gladiolus
Spanish Bluebell?
Pheasant's-eye
Puschkinia
Erythronium
Gagea
Tulipa
Striped Squill
Dog's-tooth Violet
Snowdon Lily
Turkestan Tulip
Lilium candidum
Madonna Lily
'Lilies' - Orange, yellow or green
Gagea lutea
Narthecium ossifragum
Tofieldia pusilla
Ruscus aculeatus
Yellow Star-of-bethlehem
Bog Asphodel
Scottish Asphodel
Butcher's-broom
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Narcissus bulbocodium
Narcissus jonquilla
Paris quadrifolia
Daffodil
Hooped Petticoat
Jonquil
Herb-Paris
Iris pseudacorus
Crocus crysanthus
Sternbergia
Asparagus officinalis
Flag Iris
Crocus
Winter Daffodil
Asparagus-fern
L. pyrenaicum
Alstroemeria
Kniphofia
Montbretia
Pyrenean Lily
Peruvian Lily
Red-hot-poker
Montbretia
Watsonia
Sisyrinchium
Bugle Lily
Pale Yellow-eyed-grass