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Can I order 3 different varieties, 1 of each colour?
Yes, you can choose your lilies like a pic n mix sweet shop 😊 Just add 1 bulb of each variety to your basket.
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Category Archives: Lily Care
Lily bulbs
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I bought 3 exquisite bulbs at Chelsea dome years ago. The were deep red and called Resolute. Do you stock them? Or know who does? I can’t locate them online….
Hi Di
Unfortunately, we haven’t got that Oriental trumpet lily available this year – we do have the following that are very similar:
Lily ‘Largo’ (SKU176841)
All equally gorgeous in colour, height and scent.
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Transplanting lilies
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I have had some lilies in a pot for several years doing very well but ready for transplanting. What exactly do I go about it do not want to lose them?
You can transplant your lilies now – try not to damage any shoots. Carefully dig the bulbs up and replant them in your desired spot. Ensuring the soil has plenty of drainage. If you are planting your lilies from pots to the garden, ensure you have the correct soil for the lily type. As a general rule, oriental lilies like an acidic soil and asiatic lilies prefer an alkaline soil. If you have any of the hybrid lilies including the tree lilies – they are happy in any soil type. If the bulbs have any baby bulblets, you can divide them and replant them also. The baby bulblets may not produce much for a for the first few years but they will mature over time.
You can give your lilies a boost by giving them a diluted tomato feed.
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Lily beetles
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How can i stop them annihilating all of my lillies.
I’ve put the plants in the greenhouse and they still manage to get at them
What can I do?
Hi Elizabeth
We have a few options to try with eradicating the Lily Beetle. You can try using the Lily Beetle Prevention Spray (SKU17972) or make up your own with the Lily Beetle Prevention Concentrate (SKU179721). Or you could try making your own Garlic Solution to spray on with garlic and water.
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Transplanting lily bulbs from pot to the garden
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The area that i want to plant them is not ready yet. Some of the bulbs are shooting, can i plant them in 3-4 ltr pots now in a cold greenhouse, and when I’m ready carefully transplant them outside probably next month at the earliest. By the way arrived in perfect condition & well packed 10 out of 10.
Await your reply cheers Graham
Hi Graham
Thank you for your email – it’s great to hear your feedback.
Yes it will be absolutely fine to transfer your bulbs from a pot to the garden in a month’s time – just be careful not to damage the shoots when you transplant them.
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Help with deciding on scented lilies
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Hello i would like to order about four varieties of lilies but would like some suggestions on the most beautifully scented ones with very large flowers.
Thanks,
Henrietta
Hi Henriette
We have lots of varieties to choose from. The most scented lilies are the white oriental lilies.
Oriental Lilies
The whiter the flower the more fragrant it is as they attract the wildlife by their scent rather than colour.
Have you seen the roselilies? These are beautiful double-headed flowers and are highly scented also.
Roselilies
However, if you are after larger flower blooms, then the oriental trumpet lilies are the largest in size and height. These are called tree lilies due to their height. Nymph is a gorgeously scented lily:
Oriental Trumpet Lilies
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Splitting Lilies
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When is the best time to split lilies up, I tend to leave them in same tub, but there are too many now.
Thank you
Hi there John
You can lift, divide and replant your lilies once everything has died back from the last season and before signs of growth of the following season.
Now should be a good time.
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‘Samantha’ Roselily
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Hi sorry to bother you but we bought some ‘Samantha’ Roselily bulbs from you last year and they were lovely! We followed the instructions and cut off the dead flowers but left the stems! We now have what looks like dead/brown/woody stems and we are not sure what to do now? Do we need to remove the stems now so the new stems will grow? Sorry we haven’t had any of these before and are hoping if we do it right they will be a lovely this year too! I await your expert answer! Many thanks Samantha
HI Samantha
Yes you can remove the stems now, you should start to see new growth in the Spring.
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Can I plant lilies in March?
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Hi – if I order lily bulbs now, will I receive them in March? Will that mean i will have time to plant them for flowering this year?
Hi Jo
Yes that is correct, Lilies need planting in the spring for summer flowering. So March is a perfect time to plant them for flowers in the summer.
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Bentley Lily bulbs over-wintering
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I planted Bentley lilies 3 in a pot earlier in the year and they flowered beautifully. What I don’t know is how to treat them this winter. Do I leave them in their pot(quite big to bring into my small greenhouse) or leave in a sheltered spot outside….or lift them? Advice please.
HI Linda
You can find all planting and care instructions on each product page on our website. Click on the link below and then on the ‘Care Instructions’ tab half way down the page.
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