Asiatic Lily

I planted Asiatic Lily at entirely the wrong point in the growing calendar and spent the first few months wondering what I'd done wrong. narcissus fly larvae tunnelling into the base of the bulb didn't help matters. Once I understood lifting and drying tender bulbs before autumn frosts things improv…

I nearly gave up on Asiatic Lily after three months of mediocre results. Then I focused properly on lifting and drying tender bulbs before autumn frosts and within a few weeks the difference was dramatic. It now lives in a cut flower garden for fresh indoor arrangements and has genuinely transforme…

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Asiatic Lily and I'm not entirely sure why. squirrel and mouse predation on newly planted bulbs has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on leaving foliage to die back naturally after flowering based on…

I'd had Asiatic Lily for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to adding grit to the planting hole in heavy clay soils and the difference over the next two months was dramatic. some of the earliest colour in the garden after winter becam…

I've been growing Asiatic Lily for a full year now and want to capture what each season offered. peak spring bulb display from tulips and daffodils was the clear high point — everything you're told about Asiatic Lily at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every season,…

I planted Asiatic Lily without expecting much and it's become one of the most satisfying things in my garden. remarkable energy stored underground for a reliable annual performance is something I couldn't have predicted from looking at it in a nursery. You only understand it once the plant is establ…

I've grown several varieties within the Asiatic Lily family and have some observations to share. remarkable energy stored underground for a reliable annual performance varies noticeably between them, more than catalogue descriptions suggest. The care fundamentals are shared — adding grit to the plan…