Lilies are known for their beautifully perfumed scent and elegant appearance, lilies remain one of the world’s best-selling cut flowers.
With so much variety in their colour, from pure white to eye-catching red, yellow and purple, lilies are a firm favourite with florists and flower lovers alike and make a stunning addition to any bouquet.
Scientific Name: Lilium
Family: Liliaceae
Availability: All year round
Set your pots and borders alight this summer, with this colour mix of dwarf and compact Carpet Lilies. Naturally bred grow only to about 30cm tall, what they lack in height they make up for in sheer flower power - each bulb will give one strong stem with 3-5 flowers each in the first year and increasing year after year beyond that.They are great planted en-masse in beds and borders where they will smother the bare ground - ideal for filling in gaps and spaces where you really will create a carpet of hot summer colour. Alternatively, they'll look great planted in a group in a large pot, lighting up patios, terraces or even balconies.As always, lilies make a fabulous cut flowers - these brightly coloured beauties would make a great addition to a cut flower garden where their more compact height will sit well on windowsills in a vase.Easy to grow and maintain, these carpet lilies can be planted straight out between January and June and will reward you year after year with summer-long colour.
Calla Lily Callafornia Rio is an outstanding new variety bearing large deep purple blooms with an unmissable strong fragrance. Lasting a long time in the vase, they will look as spectacular in the home as they do in the garden. Because of their extravagant, exotic appearance, Calla Lilies are striking when planted en-masse by themselves and are perfect for creating stunning backdrops behind shorter flowers.
The perfumed, two-tone blooms of Tree Lily 'Debby' make an exotic addition to the garden. This Oriental x Trumpet Lily hybrid towers up to 2m (6?, 6) by the second or third year.
Calla Lily Callafornia Le Chique is perfect for adding a splash of pink to your garden or patio area with its graceful stems of exotic dark pink flowers and white-speckled green foliage. Each bulb can produce 5-15 flowers and will keep on blooming throughout the summer from June to September. Wonderfully fragrant, they will look spectacular planted in your containers or flower beds and will also look gorgeous in cut flower arrangements too.
Indulge your taste for luxury with the dazzling beauty of Calla Lily Callafornia Ice Dancer. Bearing large, creamy-white blooms set against dark green foliage they are perfect are creating standout displays in your patio pots or at the back of your garden borders throughout the summer months. Wonderfully fragrant and lasting a long time in a vase, it's no wonder they have long been a favourite of gardeners and florists.