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Lily selection for 2024

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– Mary G – 

Bought a few bulbs from you this year. The best tree lilies I’ve grown yet. Outstanding blooms. They are what I look forward to flowering in my garden every year. I have grown them for about 5 years now.
What is the best time to purchase bulbs for next year to guarantee the best selection?

Hi Mary
We have our lilies in stock now ready for pre-ordering for delivery in the Spring.

I would advise ordering them now so you don’t miss out on any varieties. If we happen to add any new lilies to our collection that you like, I can always add them to your order at a later date so you don’t incur any additional P&P fees.

Tree-like Lilies

The Hart Family

Would love a printed catalog, if available

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– Gene J – 

Would love a printed catalog, if available. Really impressed with your tree lily collection. Can’t wait to order.
Many thanks

Hi Gene

Sorry we have stopped producing a catalogue (we are considering the environment where we can), we have everything online for your perusal.

LILIES

The Hart Family

tree lillies

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– T. Angus

hi I have just bought tree lilies – at the end of the season do you cut them down at bottom? thanks tom

No – cut the flower heads off once they have finished flowering and leave everything to die back naturally. Once the stem and foliage has turned yellow/brown you can then cut it off, leaving about an inch of stem from the surface.

The Hart Family

Lily Bulb collections

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This question was asked by
– Katie Wright

Hi,
I was wondering, if I buy a tree lily bulb collection, will the bulbs be identified/separated? Sorry if this sounds like a daft question but I just wanted to make sure!
Thanks,
Katie

No it’s not a daft question at all… the tree lily collection is separated and individually labelled. But some of the mixed packs (like the Dazzling whites for example are not) as they are just a mix of white lilies and combined at a discounted price.

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

What not to plant with lilies

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– D. Mcquire

Are there any other summer flowering bulbs you wouldn’t recommend planting together with Lilies?

Not really. Most summer flowering plants can be planted alongside lilies. Just bear in mind lilies like a more prominent sunny area where as some bulbs would rather a more shaded aspect like martagons and cyclamen. It’s always worth thinking about staggering and lengthening the flowering period of your garden so you have more colour for longer.

For lilies, base your planting on the following flowering times:
We advise the following flowering times for each category of lilies:

End of June/Beginning of July : Asiatics
Asiatic Lily Bulb Collection (Pack of 12 Bulbs) (harts1154)

Beginning of July/End of July : Oriental trumpets (tree lilies)
‘Tree like’ Lily Bulb Collection (Pack of 12 Bulbs) (harts1152)

End of July/Beginning of August : Orientals and Roselilies
Oriental Lily Bulb Collection (Pack of 12 Bulbs) (harts1153)

Roselily Bulb Collection (Pack of 10 Bulbs) (SKU17653)

Roselily Bulb Collection (Pack of 10 Bulbs) (SKU17653)

The Hart Family

Maintenance of Tree lilies

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– Alan Liddell

How much maintenance do the tree lilies require ?

Tree lilies need very little maintenance, as long as they are in a well-drained area or pot and in a nice sunny location you will find they need very little maintenance. Lilies also like to be left out in the winter to have a cold dormant stage so no need to be lifted.

The Hart Family

Which lilies are easy to grow?

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– S. Henry

I once saw an expert on tv discussing lilies asiatic and oriental.
He said one of these was easy to grow, the other not so.
Trouble is, I can’t remember which he said was easy! Can you please help?
Thank you so much.

All lilies are fairly easy to grow as long as they are in well-drained soil. Different varieties of lilies do like different types of soil (Alkaline or Acidic). If you are unsure of your soil type in the garden, then growing them in pots will be perfect with a good multi-purpose soil and adequate drainage. But if you want to plant them in the garden borders,then go for Oriental Trumpet lilies are they are happy in any soil type.

So to answer your question, they are all easy to maintain and will come back year after year.

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

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

The Hart Family

Flowering times of Lily Bulbs

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– R. Shirley Jackson

Please can you give me some lilies that flower around the time of RHS Tatton flower show (end of July).

Hi there,
We advise the following flowering times for each category of lilies:

End of June/Beginning of July : Asiatics
Asiatic Lily Bulb Collection (Pack of 12 Bulbs) (harts1154)

Beginning of July/End of July : Oriental trumpets (tree lilies)
‘Tree like’ Lily Bulb Collection (Pack of 12 Bulbs) (harts1152)

End of July/Beginning of August : Orientals and Roselilies
Oriental Lily Bulb Collection (Pack of 12 Bulbs) (harts1153)

Roselily Bulb Collection (Pack of 10 Bulbs) (SKU17653)

The Hart Family

Alkaline Soil

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– 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)

The Hart Family

Watering Lilies

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– 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)

The Hart Family