Lilies are known for their beautifully perfumed scent and elegant appearance, lilies remain one of the world’s best-selling cut flowers.
With so much variety in their colour, from pure white to eye-catching red, yellow and purple, lilies are a firm favourite with florists and flower lovers alike and make a stunning addition to any bouquet.
Scientific Name: Lilium
Family: Liliaceae
Availability: All year round
It's easy to see how the spectacular 'Flame Lily' got it's name! Now you can create simply stunning displays in your garden with this exotic climbing beauty. Fiery-red, yellow- streaked flowers will dance like flames in the evening breeze across the summer months, providing an eye-catching spectacle and a hint of wonderful fragrance as you sit on your patio. Gloriosa rothschildiana, as it is properly named, is the national flower of Zimbabwe, and is perfect for cutting and creating vivid cut flower displays too, which last several weeks. For best results, plant 3 in a 25-30cm pot, and start off in a warm spot, either on a heater or in an airing cupboard, and keep frost free till May. The corms will store for many weeks in a cool, dry spot if you need to. Place outside for the Summer, and when it warms up they will shoot and twine away - use a few canes or pea sticks for support. They will flower in August and September, and slowly die back underground. keep dry and frost free over Winter for bigger and better displays next year.
This product is offered for sale for home delivery exclusively via our website only. The images represent established plants, the supplied product may be younger. All heights listed are approximate and fully established plant heights may vary. The amount of foliage, buds or bloom on the plant will depend on what part of the season the product is purchased. Please see description below for full product details.Cantor' is a highly sought-after and simply beautiful Calla lily variety, producing stunning, near black flowers each summer. Newly formed blooms are black to begin with, then unfurl slowly to reveal deep, maroon-purple trumpets. A real showstopper! Grow singly in pots about 10-15cm diameter, or all 3 in a 20cm diameter pot. For best results, they should be kept very warm and well watered once planted for 2 weeks to kick-start them out of dormancy - on a heater or an airing cupboard is fine, then once the green shoots appear, they can be placed outside. The corms are shallow, and need to be planted saucer shape up, just with a shallow 1-2cm covering of compost only. You will be rewarded with tremendous displays of sumptuous calla flowers that last for 5-6 weeks, and appear again year after year. Supplied as 3 corms, ready for planting.Top Tips- Remember that hybrid callas prefer well-drained soil and they should not be allowed to sit in water.Care GuidePlanting Advice for Zantedeschia:- Plant corms any time between February and June when the danger of frost is past.- Bury them saucer shape up, just with a shallow 1-2cm (1/2-1in) covering of open, well-draining compost.- Water well.- Keep them warm and well-watered once planted for 2 weeks to break their dormancy - on a heater or an airing cupboard is fine, then once the green shoots appear, they can be placed outside.Aftercare Advice for your Black Calla Lily:- Water plants only when the soil is slightly dry as plants dislike soggy soil.- If you wish, pots can be sunk into beds and borders for the summer - callas will thrive in full sun to partial shade bright, indirect light being ideal.- give plants a feed with a general-purpose fertiliser once the flowers are fading to promote leaf growth.Winter Protection Advice:- Before frost threatens bring pots indoors, storing them in their pots in a dry place. In spring, restarting the cycle again with light and water.Planting Time:February - AprilFlowering Time:May - JulyAbout You GardenEstablished for over 50 years, our award winning trusted plant supplier are based in South Lincolnshire. Their experienced team take care of a wide variety of both native and continental plants.Delivery InformationThis product benefits from a specialised plant shipment service and is delivered directly from the supplier. All products are packaged with extreme care and transported in specially designed plant containers. Delivery is only available to mainland England and Wales (see delivery exclusion information below) for this product. Please be aware when ordering multiple plants they may be arrive on different dates. This is due to some of the products being dispatched from separate warehouses to ensure the best conditions for delivery.Delivery exclusions: Regrettably we are unable to deliver to: AB, BT, DD8-11, GY, HS, IM, IV, JE, KA27-28, KW, PA20-80, PH19-50, TR21-25, ZE. Order received to excluded delivery location will be automatically cancelled and refunded. Please note: Plants and trees are classed as perishable goods and are excluded from our returns policy. This does not affect your statutory rights. See our Cancellation & Returns page for further details.In the unlikely event that you receive your goods damaged or you have been sent the incorrect item, please report your issues to our customer service team within 24 hours. Perishable goods cannot be returned unless we have sent the wrong item, or they are damaged.
Hemerocallis Daylily 'Stella in Red' is the perfect choice for beginner gardeners or those with smaller gardens and will grow in most pot or garden border positions. Each crimson red, lightly scented Daylily flower will, as the name suggests, last for just one day but the mass of flowers per plant will ensure continuous summer colour. The dark green foliage provides a delightful backdrop to the stunning blooms. Hemerocallis Daylily 'Stella in Red' is a tough variety that is even rabbit proof. Height: 30cm (12) and Spread: 45cm (18).
A succession of delightful lemon-yellow trumpets adorn Daylily 'Atlas' from June through to September, each bloom lasting only a day. A real staple of the garden border, Daylilies are hardy and reliable herbaceous perennials, forming attractive clumps of strap-shaped leaves. A fabulous plant for cottage gardens or alternatively to compliment exotic gardens, Hemerocallis 'Atlas' can also be grown in a large patio container. The fleshy petals are edible, allowing you to add a myriad of colours to your salads and garnishes! Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 60cm (24).
A dramatic presence in the border, Daylily 'Crimson Pirate' produces star-shaped blooms which are a lovely, velvety crimson-red with a yellow centre. Each bloom only lasts a day but this floriferous variety will always be in bloom, from June right through to September. A vigorous growth habit and attractive strap-shaped leaves make Hemerocallis 'Crimson Pirate' a winner in herbaceous borders, cottage gardens or exotic themed gardens. The fleshy petals are also edible and great for adding colour to garnishes and salads. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 60cm (24).
We all know and love the pure white and fragrance of Longiflorum Lilies (Trumpet Lilies), indeed it's almost a staple wedding flower. Now we can offer you the same breath-taking look and scent for your garden with incredible ease and reliability. Each bulb will produce stems to 1M tall in the first year, reaching 1.5M over 3 or so years, with more and more of those iconic flowers per stem. It is totally hardy and very easy to look after. Best planted where you can enjoy the fragrance in pots or borders. For pots, plant several in one big (30-40cm diamater) pot for knockout looks and fragrance, and space equally in the pot, planting with the top of the bulb about 15cm below the surface. Very easy to grow indeed, requiring no maintenance other than watering and feeding when in growth, why not bring some scent to your garden with the Longiflorum Lilies. Supplied as a pack of 10 bulbs, size 10/12, ready to plant out.
Rare and highly sought after, this soft pink Lily of the Valley is a must for the plant connoisseur! Enduring and evocative; their powerful scent is simply unforgettable. Lily of the Valley flowers are also excellent for cutting - just perfect for bedside posies!
If you want to grow a plant that will get tongues wagging, try this African lily. There's nothing finer than a large Agapanthus in full flower at the height of summer, creating an eruption of brilliant blue. Its head-turning blooms perch on lofty stems in mid and late summer, adding a Mediterranean touch to borders or to patio. It's the perfect plant for an ornate container and with a little care will last a lifetime. Even before the flower stems appear the bright green strap-like leaves are a lovely sight and heighten the expectation of the blooms to come from midsummer. Then as summer moves into autumn, agapanthus continues to provide interest long after the flowers fade as the sculptural form of its seed heads. Simply place in a sunny spot and enjoy this African native in your garden over summer! Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out once all risk of frost has passed.
With its showy pale flowers that open from dark purple buds in autumn, Tricyrtis or the 'toad lily' provides bags of late season interest for any part of the garden in light or even full shade. Held aloft on wiry 50cm tall stems, the star-shaped flowers are attractively spotted purple, and rise above clumps of glossy, heavily grooved green leaves. This perennial thrives when planted in damp, moisture-retentive soil and is suitable for growing in shady borders, woodland gardens, under shrubs or in soil close to the pond. It deserves to be planted somewhere such that the intricate flowers can be viwed up close and also makes a lovely cut flower and will do well also in a container. Despite possessing exotic-looking blooms, the toad lily is as tough as old boots although if you live in a cold part of the country or have an exposed garden, it's best to cover plants with a thick mulch over winter. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting out.
You're not too late to enjoy Lilies this summer! This unique mixture will flower in less than 2 months - giving a welcome splash of colour to your patio pots. Underplant bedding with them, to add an extra level of colour. More blooms than most asiatic lilies too - expect around 10 per stem! Ht. 40cm. Supplied as bulbs.
An old favourite, re-introduced for 2015. With its classic, sweet fragrance, and thoroughly delightful speckled blooms that are almost the size of a dinnerplate. Plant them in a sunny border or grouped in a patio planter for a marvellous mid-summer display. Ht. 90-120cm. Supplied as bulbs.
Ginger Lily will add an exotic look to your garden and create a wonderful display of scented blooms each year from late summer onwards. Zingy spikes of blousy flowers will tower above clumps of lance-shaped leaves, instantly transporting you to a tropical paradise! Don't forget to breathe in deeply as the heavily scented blooms carry a stunning sweet fragrance particularly in the early evening! Despite its exotic good looks, this plant is completely reliable in the UK - the tubers will over-winter successfully and thrive in a sun baked spot in a pot or planted directly in the soil. Top Tip - plant very shallow on surface of compost in hot sunny spot to get going, they love being baked to get started.