Oriental Lily 'Gentle Romance' – Scented Garden Lily (Set of 3 or 6)

Oriental lilies from the 'Romance' series are the scented kind, grown for size of flower and depth of perfume.

The 'Romance' series carries large trumpet flowers with a rich, sweet scent that carries across a patio on a still evening, and each 1 litre pot holds three lilies so the display is full from the first year. Stems reach around 60 to 90cm with a spread of 30 to 40cm, upright and strong enough to stand without support, and they are as good in a vase as in the border.

Supplied as established plants in 13cm, 1 litre pots, grown in Yorkshire and ready to plant out or to pot on. Give them sun or light shade and free draining soil or compost, water while they are in growth and let the stems die back naturally at the end of the season. Lilies are toxic to cats. Every part of the plant, including the pollen and the water in a vase, can cause fatal kidney failure, so they should not be grown or cut for a household with a cat.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Oriental lily, garden lily
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: Approximately 60 to 90cm tall and 30 to 40cm across
• Growth Habit: Upright, clump forming
• Perfect For: Patio pots, containers, summer borders, cutting
• Foliage: Deciduous, with lush green leaves on strong upright stems
• Flowering Time: Midsummer, June to August
• Planting Position: Full sun to partial shade, and excellent in a deep container
• Soil Type: Well drained soil or peat free compost that never sits wet
• Hardiness: Fully hardy. The bulbs stay in the ground all year and come through hard winters as long as they are not sitting in wet soil
• Maintenance: Low. Deadhead as the flowers fade, leave the stems to die down naturally, and feed in spring.
• Seasonal Interest: Summer
• Type: Hardy bulbous perennial