Lily (Lilium) — bulb plant.
Lily (Lilium) – bulb plant. The lily bears large, elegant, often fragrant flowers on tall stems; spectacular in beds and bouquets.
Benefits
- Early, fragrant flowering
- Comes back year after year
Seasonal care
- Spring: Start of the growing season: apply a suitable fertiliser and provide sun or partial shade.
- Summer: Water moderately.
- Autumn: Autumn is a good time for planting; gradually reduce watering.
- Winter: Frost-hardy – overwinters outdoors. Prune in late winter if needed.
Specifications
- Botanical name: Lilium
- Botanical family: Liliaceae
- Life cycle: Perennial
- Foliage: Deciduous
- Exposure: Sun / partial shade
- Placement: Outdoors
- Growth rate: Medium
- Minimum temperature: -20 °C
- Drought resistance: Medium
- Mature height: 60-120 cm
- Mature width: 10-25 cm
- Flowering period: June–August
- Flower colour: Mixed
- Fragrance: Intense (many varieties)
- Soil: Well drained, fertile
- pH: 6,0-7,5
- Watering: Moderate
- Fertilising: At the start of growth and after flowering
- Pruning: Let the leaves dry off naturally
- Mulching: Optional
- Product code: 4018769
- EAN code: 6420384018769
Warnings
- Plant the bulbs in autumn
- Let the foliage die back naturally
Frequently asked questions
Does it survive winter outdoors?
Yes, it is frost-hardy and overwinters outdoors without problems in Romania.
What exposure and watering does it prefer?
Sun / partial shade; moderate watering. The lily bears large, elegant, often fragrant flowers on tall stems; spectacular in beds and bouquets.
When does it flower?
Flowering period: June-August.
