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| Name |
Lily |
| Price |
Available on Request |
| Colours | yellow, pink, red, orange, white |
| Size | Height: 1m/3ft
Spread: 30cm/12inches |
| Aspect | Lilies prefer full sun generally, but some varieties will tolerate partial shade. |
| Care | They can be grown in any well drained soil, which has been enriched with well rotted manure, Improve the drainage of heavy soils by digging in plenty of course grit, around the area of the planting hole. Water regularly during dry spells and feed with high potashfertilizer in the growing season. Deadhead faded flowers before they turn to seed. If they are in an exposed site you will need to stake the tall varieties. |
| Uses | -Suit a cottage garden/informal planting scheme
-can be grown in beds/borders
-Can be grown in containers on the patio
-Scented gardens |
| Description | Lilys have extravagant flowers, which often have a glorious fragrance. They can be quite tall. If you really want to appreciate their scent and show them off, why not grow them in a container on the patio? Some are fully hardy, some are only half hardy (meaning they only tolerate temperatures down to 0 degrees Celsius). |
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