Breathtakingly pretty clusters of exotic, vivid pink flowers will brighten up your garden late in Autumn, just as your summer flowers are starting to fade and all else seems to be on it's last legs.! As the days shorten and skies get duller, Nerine bowdenii's firework-like flower clusters will provide stunning colour right through until Winter, and make pretty posies if cut for the vase as well. Perfect for growing in a drift in flower beds and borders, you could also grow them in big patio pots, say 25-30cm diameter with 5 bulbs in. They are completely hardy and will easily withstand UK winters. Plant them about 5cm (2) deep, and around 10cm (4) apart. Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit for its all-round performance in UK gardens. Nerines really are outstanding Autumn 'good doers', and every garden should have some for one last swansong of flower colour before the frosts.
'Picasso' is a rare, unusual and simply beautiful Calla lily variety, producing stunning bicolour flowers each summer. Newly formed blooms are creamy-white to begin with, then open up magically to reveal their deep-purple hearts. A real showstopper! Grow singly in pots about 10-15cm diameter, or all 3 in a 20cm diameter pot. For best results, they should be kept very warm and well watered once planted for 2 weeks to kick-start their dormancy - on a heater or an airing cupboard is fine, then once the green shoots appear, they can be placed outside. The corms are shallow, and need to be planted saucer shape up, just with a shallow 1-2cm covering of compost only. You will be rewarded with tremendous displays of sumptuous calla flowers that last for 5-6 weeks, and appear again year after year.
It's not hard to see wy these are called 'Foxtail Lilies' - their huge long flower spikes are a dusky orange to red colour, and like a fluffy Fox's brush! 'Ruiter Hybriods' were one of the first series to be bred, and contain a mix of shades. They flower in yellow, coppers and reds, to pink and creamy white, and all shades in between. Grown for their amazingly statuesque, tall flower spikes borne in high summer they add a classic cottage garden feel and height to any mixed border garden. They also make stunning cut flowers in a vase, and will establish into slow-spreading clumps every year. Often perceived as tricky to grow, the secret is in planting well. Although they are roots, they need to be buried like bulbs, with the roots well spread out. Ensure they have plenty of winter drainage, but good sun and warmth in summer. Supplied as 3 bare roots ready to plant in autumn, growing to a height of 1.2 m (4 ft) and spread of 25 cm (10 in).
Also known as the Mexican shell flower, peacock flower or Aztec lily, the striking Tigridia is a delightful flower with petals in a multitude of shades of scarlet, orange, pink, yellow, mauve and white, usually with contrasting spots and splashes in the centre of the flower. Each bloom consists of three large coloured petals surrounding three smaller spotty petals and a central cup and with its lance-shaped leaves, the blooms are not unlike a gladiolus, and just like day lilies will flower for just one day - although although they are produced in succession, so blooming can last several weeks. Hardy to -2°C, in cold areas dig up the bulbs after flowering and overwinter in sand in a dry, frost-free place, repotting in the spring. Alternatively they can be grow in pots and moved out of the cold in winter. Supplied as a pack of 25 bulbs, ready for immediate planting. Plants will reach up to 1m and flower from July to August.
Sometimes known as the Cobra Lily, it's not hard to imagine how it got this name, resembling the forked tongue of a Cobra. A fiery, exotic and fabulous looking summer-flowering bulb, not widely known or grown, yet very easy in pots. Not entirely hardy, it will take a degree or two of frost if well-drained, so we suggest growing in pots, with added sand or gravel for drainage. Plant 3 or 4 corms in a 25-30cm diameter pot, as they will spread over 5 years or so, giving bigger and better displays. The best displays are from full sun spots, so feed and water well in warmer months. This relative of Montbretia (Crocosomia) produces lovely, deep-orange flame-like flowers in tall and showy spikes in high summer, developing to seed-pods which add autumn interest. Bring the pot inside over winter to ensure survival for following years. Supplied as a pack of 5 bulbs ready to plant out.
Lilies are without doubt one of the most striking and beautiful summer flowers, and the new and highly desirable Oriental Lily, 'Big News' is no exception. Boasting huge, extravagant blooms that are the most flawless, purest white with an incredibly rich, heady perfume, this is truly magnificent! The elegant, 20cm long white buds burst open into upward-facing, perfectly formed blooms that reach 30cm in diameter with gently arching, wavy petals. Stunning as cut flowers, making for bold, dramatic indoors displays, they also look fabulously decadent when grown in groups in large pots, and of course, they're perfectly at home in your beds and borders. Wherever you plant 'Big News' it'll be impossible to miss. Planted in spring or autumn, they'll return every year, bigger and better, and so easy to grow and care for, especially considering the amazing display that they give. Supplied as a collection of 20 bulbs ready for immediate planting.
This collection comprises of 5 top sized bulbs, the same as used by commercial flower growers in Holland - gorgeous soft lemon yellow. These incredible Skyscraper Lilies grow so tall they look like trees! In their first year they will reach up to 1.5m (5ft) tall, but in future years, once they are fully established, they will get even taller up to 6 or even 7 foot tall eventually! These large flowered beauties arise as a consequence hybridisation between Oriental and Trumpet strains of lily hence the marriage of both species characteristics. Every flower delivers a wonderful heady perfume and each individual stem can carry well over 20 blooms, which can measure well over 15cm (6in) across. Grow all 5 in large pots about 15cm apart, or in groups in garden borders. They have very strong stems, so should not need support. Cut them for the long-lasting displays in the vase, or leave them to marvel at in your garden. Allow them to die down naturally after flowering, and they will build up reserves for even bigger and better displays the following year. Fully Winter hardy, they will last for many years. Supplied as a pack of 5 bulbs, size 14/16, ready to plant out in January-May.
Our Skyscraper Lily Collection just got better!! The same incredible giant tree-lilies, but with two gorgeous new colours, this Premium Collection includes 5 spectacular varieties that are sure to make a statement in your garden. Growing so tall they look like trees, in their first year they will reach up to 1.5m (5ft) tall, but in future years once they are fully established, they will get even taller up to 6 or even 7 foot tall eventually! These large flowered beauties arise as a consequence hybridisation between Oriental and Trumpet strains of lily hence the marriage of both species characteristics. Every flower carries a wonderful heady perfume and each individual stem can carry well over 20 blooms, which can measure well over 15cm (6in) across. In this collection: Salterello - bright golden apricot to orange Amarossi - a lovely wine red Manissa - gorgeous soft lemon yellow Robina - nice mid pink with magenta tones Matisse - cream-edged to red centres, a classic two-tone Lily Grow all 5 in large pots about 15cm apart, or in groups in garden borders. They have very strong stems, so should not need support. Cut them for the long-lasting displays in the vase, or leave them to marvel at in your garden. Allow them to die down naturally after flowering, and they will build up reserves for even bigger and better displays the following year. Fully winter hardy, they will last for many years. Supplied as 25 bulbs (5 x 5 packs), ready to plant out from January - May.
There is a certain fascination with so-called black flowers, although in nature, almost all are the deepest of velvet purples. After years of painstaking breeding, Landini Lily was born, and is the darkest Lily we know of by some way. They provide the perfect backdrop for neon bright flowers, their dark contrast setting the, off perfectly. Their upright stems will reach 90cm tall, and each stem, will have 5 or more flowers on. They make interesting cut flowers or leave in the garden. They are very hardy over-winter, so leave them to die back naturally as autumn progresses, to feed up the bulbs as they retreat underground. This gives bigger and better displays for years to come. Supplied as a pack of 10 bulbs size 10/12 ready for planting out from January-May.
Recent Lily breeding has created some huge and beautifully coloured Lilies and Lily 'Salinero' is one such introduction. Producing the most beautiful blooms is a gorgeous shade of orange-red the is the perfect contrast the glossy green foliage. This hybrid is the perfect variety of planting in pot and containers thanks to their shorter and stronger stems, yet tall enough to cut flowers each summer, this lily is versatile, reliable, and very hardy. Plant en masse in large pots or in groups for maximum impact, or maybe just dot them round your garden to brighten up drab spots. Lilies are one of the most graceful and beautiful of the garden bulbs and 'Salinero' is no exception - an Asiatic type lily, it's large and upright facing and produces around 5 flowers per plant. It will flower a later than other lilies, coming into bloom July and August from its sturdy 60cm tall stems. Plant in spring, and they'll return year after year, getting bigger and bigger. Great value, easy to grow and truly stunning, they're worth a place in your garden. Supplied as a pack of 5 bulbs, ready for immediate planting. Supplied as a pack of 5 bulbs, size 10/12, ready for immediate planting.
We all know and love the pure white and fragrance of Longiflorum Lilies (Trumpet Lilies), indeed it's almost a staple wedding flower. Now we can offer you the same breath-taking look and scent for your garden with incredible ease and reliability. Each bulb will produce stems to 1M tall in the first year, reaching 1.5M over 3 or so years, with more and more of those iconic flowers per stem. It is totally hardy and very easy to look after. Best planted where you can enjoy the fragrance in pots or borders. For pots, plant several in one big (30-40cm diamater) pot for knockout looks and fragrance, and space equally in the pot, planting with the top of the bulb about 15cm below the surface. Very easy to grow indeed, requiring no maintenance other than watering and feeding when in growth, why not bring some scent to your garden with the Longiflorum Lilies. Supplied as a pack of 10 bulbs, size 10/12, ready to plant out.
Description for Lily: 'Crystal Tree Lily Picasso' not available