Bulbs

Posted on 7 July 2025 by Victoria Hart

This question was asked by
– Emily G

Hello I bought some bulbs from you at hampton court I was wondering if you had any of these in stock I could order online please; roselily aisha, roselily anouska and firebolt please

Thank you

Hi there,
Unfortunately, we have stopped sending out Lily Bulbs for this year. You will be able to pre-order them in the Autumn for dispatch next Spring. You can click on the link on the product page that says ‘tell me when this is back in stock’ so you receive an email notifying you to pre-order them.
Roselilies

Roselily mixed

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Fragrant Lilies

Posted on 11 February 2024 by Victoria Hart

This question was asked by
– Robert W

Please what is your most fragrant Lilies?
I want to grow some by the side of my front door this year.

Thank you

Kind regards
Robert

Hi Robert

Any of the Oriental or Roselily varieties are all highly fragrant including the Oriental Trumpet Lilies (these are the taller varieties).

As a general rule of thumb, the whiter the lily the stronger the scent as they don’t have the colour to attract insects, they have the perfume instead. You can use our filtered search on the website and search by colour.

Oriental Lilies
Double Oriental Lilies
Roselilies
Oriental Trumpet Lilies

White oriental lilies have the strongest fragrance.

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Roselilies

Posted on 7 February 2024 by Victoria Hart

This question was asked by
– Becky

Hi there,

Do you have any roselily Ciara this year – or have a missed them?

Kind regards
Becky

Hi Becky

Unfortunately, we haven’t got Ciara Roselily this year but we do have a couple that are very similar, there’s Roselily ‘Viola’ (SKU177841) or Roselily ‘Elena’ (SKU17618) that are equally gorgeous with deep pink petals with a lemony centre and speckles.

Roselily Viola

Roselily Elena

Alternatively, you can browse our whole Roselily collection here:

Roselilies

Roselily mixed

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Lilies

Posted on 8 January 2024 by Victoria Hart

This question was asked by
– Sandy V –

At Wisley you told me to email you in the New Year to ask for Anouska which I brought from you at Wisley 2022 and would dearly like more please this year. Regards Sandy

Hi Sandy

I am so sorry but we do not have any more Anouska Roselilies available for 2024.

We do have some Isabella and Natalia still available for pre-ordering for delivery in the Spring. Both of which are just as pretty and frilly as Anouska.
Roselily ‘Isabella’ (SKU17619)
Roselily ‘Natalia’ (SKU17617)

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Can I cut my lilies for indoor display?

Posted on 7 July 2023 by Victoria Hart

This question was asked by
– Karen –

Hi, I have Roselily Aisha and Roselily Angela and they are nice and tall with plenty of buds on them. I had them last year having purchased them at Chelsea and they were stunning.
I would like to know can I cut them for display indoors and still expect the bulb to do anything again next year?
Also one of the pots is losing brownish leaves, is it too much water?

Many thanks

Hi there,

Yes the browning could be due to the environment around it, i.e too much water, too hot etc.

Yes, you can cut your lilies for indoor display. However, I would advise leaving as much stem on the bulb as possible so it feeds the bulb for the following year. I would say leave at least 50cm of stem to die back naturally. It may not flower as well the following year though.

More information on lily care can be found here.

Roselily Anouska

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Lilies for cut flower

Posted on 28 June 2022 by Victoria Hart

This question was asked by
– Alistair H

Hi I am looking to plant some lilies for cut flowers. Could you advise on which are the best type for this purpose. I believe the ones my wife likes best are longiflorum type but are there other types that make good cut flowers ?

Thank you

Alistair

Hi Alistair

I would say they are all great for cut flower but maybe avoid the tree lilies are they are rather large with very thick stems.
All the roselilies are gorgeous, stamen-free and carry a beautiful perfume. These would be my first choice for cut flower.

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Planting lilies in June

Posted on 13 June 2022 by Victoria Hart

This question was asked by
– Jenny M

Hi – we bought some lily bulbs (Roselily Isabella) at Chelsea Flower Show – I did not plant them immediately on coming back so is it too late to plant them now (in a pot because I have clay soil) for flowering this summer, or should I wait until next spring?

Kind regards
Jenny

Hi jenny

Please plant them ASAP as they need to flower this year. Your lilies will take about 10-12 weeks to flower from planting.

Roselily Isabella

Best wishes

Victoria

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Elena lillies

Posted on 10 April 2022 by Victoria Hart

This question was asked by
– Mrs O

Hi could you please advise how many bulbs to put in a 14 inch pot. Thanks

Hello there,

I would suggest planting 3 lily bulbs to a 14″ pot.

Roselily ‘Elena’ (SKU17618)

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Roselilies

Posted on 6 April 2022 by Victoria Hart

This question was asked by
– Lauren Lumley

Hello,

I’ve purchased 3 varieties of your roselilies to trial as a cut flower. Can I ask – does each bulb provide one stem? Does that contain one flower or multiple blooms?

Many Thanks

Lauren

Hi Lauren

Yes each roselily bulb will produce one stem in the first year with multiple flower heads. They will then multiply over the years.

Roselilies

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Pollen free white lilies

Posted on 17 January 2022 by Victoria Hart

This question was asked by
– Angela B

Good Afternoon
I would like to grow white pollen free lilies in a pot and would appreciate knowing which is best, the only ones I had heard of were My Wedding but found another listed. Also do lilies have a single bloom from each bulb or multi flowers?
Thank you
Kind regards
Angela Booty

Hi Angela

Each bulb/stem can produce multiple flower heads.
We have quite a few white, double oriental lilies including Roselilies which are a newer variety that are pollen-free with a gorgeous scent:

Lily ‘Empress’ (SKU177222)