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LILIUM
Lilies are among the most beautiful summer flowering bulbs and the most variable. Beautiful spikes of brightly coloured flowers on tall stems.Many of them have a beautiful scent. Best in some shade.Martagon lilies have slender stems with whorls of leaves topped by up to thirty purple of white flowers. They are best in part shade with deciduous shrubs. Regale has up to 10 white trumpet flowers that are strongly scented.Flowering time in June & July and the plants can grow as tall as 1.6m (5 feet).The bulbs are planeted either in late autumn or in early spring. Plant 8" deep and 12" apart.
The well known Madonna Lily - lilium candidum - is seen in many Renaissance paintings. It has a spike of up to 30 pure white trumpet flowers. It is semi evergreen and the bulbs should be planted just below the soil in a very sunny position. It is planted in late summer when it is just dormant. Height: 5’
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BL3000 - LILIUM CANDIDUM (Madonna lily)
 Well known Madonna Lily for a dry sunny border. The lily is unlike most others, needing to be planted in early autumn - the only time it is (almost) dormant. The bulbs should be planted with the neck showing in a dry sunny position. It will not tolerate competition. It quickly forms a basal rosette of leaves followed by spikes of white trumpet flowers the following June.They are virtually evergreen.
Height: 4’-5
Flowers: June-July
Price: £6.85 each
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BL3379 - LILIUM CLAUDE SHRIDE (Martagon lily)
A stunning deep red Lilium Martagon with golden spots. Very dramatic for adding interest to a bed in light shade. Plant 5" deep in a humus rich soil and leave alone to clump up. Water well if it is dry or the buds may abort. Do not grow in pots
Height: 4’
Flowers: June
Price: £6.85 each
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BL3298 - LILIUM REGALE
One of the easiest and best known lilies. Glistening white flowers with purple backs. Heavily scented and lime tolerant. Plant the bulbs at least 6" deep in any fertile soil in sun or part shade. They must be watered well especially if they are in pots.
Height: 4’
Flowers: June-July
3 = £6.85; 10 = £20.40
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=those plants given the Award of Garden Merit by the RHS.
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