A beautiful tall Oriental Lily with a stunningly sweet fragrance thatflowers at around 1m in height.

Garden Use
Excellentborder plant blooming in mid-summer providing striking colour and contrastto the perennial border and mixes beautifully with annuals and other summerflowering bulbs. Well suited to containers and makes stunning cut flowers.

Planting Guide
Growing up to 90-120cm tall with rigid,leafy stems it performs best in full sun or part shade and is notparticular to soil type but requires well-drained soils with good moisture.Reliable and easy to grow, plant in spring or autumn in groups of 3 bulbsminimum to ensure a striking display. Cut back leaves and stems when theyturn yellow after flowering has ceased. NOTE: These plants are toxic tocats but not for dogs. PLANTING LILIES: Plant your bulbs in spring orautumn. Loosen the soil to a depth of 30-37cm. Deep planting is importantas it will help stabilize your lily and potentially eliminate the need forstaking. Mix in a 5-10cm layer of compost. Dig a hole about 15cm deep andset the lilies with the roots facing downwards. Cover the lilies with alayer of soil, press down firmly and water thoroughly. Space your lilybulbs at a distance of 3 times the bulb's diameter. Lilies grow best infull sun or part shade. They need 6-8 hours of sun per day and like having'cold feet'. Therefore, it is advisable to shade the lower part of theplant, which will also protect the roots from drying out. Most lilies likerich, acidic to neutral soils , but some are lime-tolerant or preferalkaline soils (e.g., Madonna lilies). Well-drained soils and good moistureare crucial for lilies to grow best. Dry soils need to be avoided. Ifdrainage is a problem, plant slightly shallower and mound soil over thebulb. CARING FOR LILIES: In the growing season, water freely and apply ahigh-potash liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks. Keep moist in winter. Apply athin layer of compost in the spring as well as a 5 cm layer of mulch toretain moisture and control weeds. As flowers fade, cut back the stalks tothe base of the plant. After bloom, divide lilies. LILIES AS CUT FLOWERS:Choose lilies with buds that are just about to open. Trim the stem making adiagonal cut with a sharp knife. Snip off the stamens to avoid stainingyour hands or clothes with the pollen. Make sure no foliage will beunderwater when placing in a vase. A good lily arrangement will last 2 ormore weeks. Change the water every few days and add cut-flower food to thewater.