Alkaline Soil

This question was asked by
Gemma Holmes

Which lilies are best for alkaline soil?

If you have Alkaline soil then Asiatic lilies are best. Or hybrid lilies are also quite happy in Alkaline soil for example Longiflorum Asiatic lilies, Oriental Trumpet lilies and Martagons lilies.

Asiatic Lily Bulb Collection (Pack of 12 Bulbs) (harts1154)

‘Tree like’ Lily Bulb Collection (Pack of 12 Bulbs) (harts1152)

Arabian Night Martagon Lily (SKU17726)

Lily ‘Eyeliner’ (SKU17703)

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Watering Lilies

This question was asked by
Francis Machin

Do lilies need a lot of watering?

Believe it or not lilies can take quite a bit of drought. They really like to be well drained. Unless it’s very hot, then they only need watering once a week. If you are new to growing lilies, we would suggest trying the Oriental Trumpet Lilies to get you going as these are happy in any well-drained soil. Once you’ve started growing lilies, you’ll see how easy they are and you’ll be addicted I’m sure.

‘Tree like’ Lily Bulb Collection (Pack of 12 Bulbs) (harts1152)

Multicoloured ‘Tree-like’ Lily Bulb Collection (Pack of 12 Bulbs) (SKU17752)

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Scented lilies

This question was asked by
J. Saunders

How do I choose the lilies that are scented?

Any Oriental Lily has a fragrance, so look at Orientals, Oriental Trumpets Lilies (these are the tree-like lilies) and Roselilies. All these have wonderful perfumes. We find the whiter the lily the more fragrant it is.

Oriental Lily Bulb Collection (Pack of 12 Bulbs) (harts1153)

Roselily ‘Aisha’ (SKU176191)

Lily ‘Proposal’ (SKU176161)

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Growing Lilies in the garden

This question was asked by
A. Sykes

Can you tell me what other summer bulbs I can plant with my lilies?

Hi there,
Most summer bulbs grow well alongside lilies. These include Dahlias, Crinums, Amarines, Gladiolus and Zantedeschia. These will all look lovely planted together in your borders or patio pots.

Summer Splash Mixed Dahlias (Pack of 9 Tubers/Bulbs) (SKU1787011)

Crinum Powelli Alba (Pack of 3) (SKU17916)

Amarine (Pack of 3 Bulbs) (SKU178901)

Mixed Gladiolus (Pack of 26) (SKU178561)

Zantedeschia ‘Memories’ (Pack of 3 Bulbs) (SKU1781712)

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Ordering as a gift for a friend

This question was asked by
P. Barker

I have an account with you ,but I want to send some lily bulbs to a friend . How do I do this on line .
Thanks Pat

If you order as normal online and enter all your details for the payment and Billing address, then you can just change the Shipping address to your friend’s address and she will receive the order.

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Thank you

This question was asked by
J. Normansell

As a new gardener last summer I purchased some tulip bulbs at the Southport flower show. WOW they are amazing and cant wait to see you guys in August. Wish I could forward the pics to you I am so proud of them and it shows the high quality of your bulbs. Thank you. Mrs JA normansell

Aww thank you Julie. The photos you sent through on facebook were fab. We value all our customer’s feedback. Please feel free to give us a little review if you get a chance. It’s great for our other customers to see.

https://www.facebook.com/pg/HartsnurseryUK/reviews/?ref=page_internal

Best wishes
Victoria

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Lily

This question was asked by
Amanda porter

Hi , Had some lily the flower died so pulled the leaves off and left the green leaves in water , it started to shoot and a flower grow but looks nothing like a lily , it is a pink in colour but can not add a photo of it to this email , can you help

Please send an photo by reply to this email and I’ll see if I can help.

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Pollyanna Lily

This question was asked by
O. Lovett

Hi
Do you have (or know where I can get) any Pollyanna Lily bulbs?
Thanks

I’m afraid it’s not a lily we stock. We have many other Asiatic lilies:

https://www.hartsnursery.co.uk/Asiatic-Lilies/

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colours of lillies i have received

This question was asked by
W. Adshead

cali
manifesto
tissento
dalien
what are these colours please

Hi there,
Manifesto and Tissento were both special show varieties for last year, and therefore we do not have them on our website but the other 2 varieties can be found by clicking on the links below.

Lilium Manisfesto is a deep pink Oriental Lily.

Lilium Tissento is a white Oriental Trumpet Lily.

Lilium Cali
Cali (harts10641)

Lilium Dalian
Dalian (SKU17770)

I hope this helps.
Kind regards
Victoria

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Roselily Bulb Collection (Pack of 10 Bulbs)

This question was asked by
C. TAITT

Can you tell me if these bulbs are individually packaged please as I would like to plant them separately into containers.
Many thanks,
Cynthia Taitt

Hello there,
The Collections are not packaged individually as they are sold at a discounted price. If you would for them kept separately, you can mention this on your order in the comments section. Do let me know if you have already ordered (and quote your order number) and if it hasn’t already left us, I can make a note for the nursery team to do this for you.

Many thanks
Victoria

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