Amateur Gardening

Lilies with a difference

OST gardeners are familiar with the large-flowered Oriental and Asiatic hybrid lilies, which are usually planted in spring. However there are two very beautiful lily groups that are best planted in autumn, for flowers in June, July and August. The first is the Turk’s cap lily (), which produces tall spikes of elegant, pinkpurple blooms with swept-back petals. There are many varieties,

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