Collection of Trumpet Lilies

We offer you a collection of stunning Trumpet Lilies, which are among the most fragrant and the easiest to grow: the botanical Royal Lily, Lilium regale, along with its varieties 'Pink Perfection', with flowers in a pretty pale pink, and 'African Queen', whose corollas sport a warm orange gradient. All these lilies are reliable varieties that faithfully bloom each year and establish themselves in the garden. Plant them in a bed or even in a large rockery. Their flowers are absolutely fabulous in a bouquet!

This collection consists of:

3 Pink Perfection Lilies, which grow on strong stems of 1.20 m (4ft) with an impressive floral crown composed of large fragrant trumpets, in a delicate pink, a little lilac, not too bright, not too pale.

3 African Queen Lilies, of the same height, with corollas offering a beautiful orange gradient that ranges from dark yellow to apricot.

3 Royal Lilies, indestructible, that can exceed 1.50 m (5ft) in height. Its large white flowers with a purple underside exhale an absolutely sumptuous fragrance.

The plants are labeled separately.

Lilies belong to the Liliaceae family. The Royal Lily, Lilium regale, is native to western Sichuan, China, and was introduced to England in 1903. It is a tall bulbous plant that has produced horticultural varieties through hybridization with other species, classified in the Trumpet Lily group. These lilies have generally inherited the robustness of their parent, and prove particularly easy to grow in any well-drained soil that doesn't retain excess water.

Trumpet lilies bloom from June to August, depending on the climate. Each stem bears up to 25 fragrant flowers arranged in umbels, grouped in 3 to 5. The flowers have a funnel shape 14 cm (6in) long, and are strongly scented, especially in the late afternoon and at night. The foliage is linear and dark green, with leaves scattered along the stem, which withstands the wind well. The growth of lilies starts quite late in spring and their vegetation disappears in autumn. The bulbs have an ovoid shape, are reddish, and formed of thick, oval, firmly imbricate scales.

You can combine these lilies with perennial plants or bushes like roses, as they appreciate having their base in the shade, and these plants will help prevent the stems from bending under the effect of bad weather. Their association with ornamental grasses or bronze fennel is at once very modern and very pleasantly rustic. Lilies are ideal in beds, borders or large pots, and of course in bouquets.