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- Growing Liliums / Lilium Care
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- Oriental Liliulms
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- Lilium Lancifolium
- Lilium Longiflorum
Liliums - Bulbs and PlantsLiliums with over 100 species of lillium bulbs for sale these flowering bulbs provide a wide range of possibilities for the garden. Liliums prefer a well drained soil with lots of well rotted compost, some protection from hot afternnoon sun, and you have a good spot for liliums. Asiatic Liliums are very popular although not scented. Lilium Longifolium are used extensively in the cut flower industry. |
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Lilium Plant Profile and Growing HintsLiliums come in a range of forms Asiatic Hybrid Liliums, Oriental Liliums, Perfumed Trumpet Liliums, Lilium Longifolium x Asiatic (LA cross), OrientalLilium x Trumpet, Asiatic species and Species Lilium. Oriental Lilies have large flowers and are fragrant. Martagon Lilies with their nodding flowers are most attractive. A huge range of flower colors from white through to deep red. Many liliums are fragrant and flowers can be spotted, or have a brush stroke appearance. Liliums mostly grow from bulbs and are deciduous. Pictured Above Right is Lilium Namara - Photograph Courtesy John Faull, Golden Ray Gardens |
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Lilium Bulbs are available for sale from the following growers and nurseries
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VAN DIEMEN QUALITY BULBS - PH 03 6442 2012 |
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GOLDEN RAY GARDENS
Lilium Specialists -phone 03 9751 1395 1 Monash Avenue Olinda Victoria 3788 Asiatic Hybrid Liliums, Oriental Liliums, Perfumed Trumpets, Longifolium x Asiatic (LA cross), Oriental x Trumpet, Dwarf Pot Asiatics and Species Lilium. www.goldenray.com.au |
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BRYAN H TONKIN - Ph (03) 9728 1295 Fax (03) 9728 1299 |
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HILLVIEW RARE PLANTS - PH (03) 62240770 |
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WHITE HOUSE NURSERY - Jess Exiner & Peter Harris |
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TESSELAAR BULBS |
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FROGMORE GARDENS - phone 03 5424 1777 Blackwood Rd Newbury VIC 3458 email:sales@frogmoregardens.com.au Herbaceous perennial growers. Grass and prairie plants specialists. Mail Order and personal shopping. www.frogmoregardens.com.au |
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GARDEN EXPRESS - Phone: 1300 606 242 Fax: 1300 696 454 |
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RAITHBY PLANT NURSERY - phone: 03 63 262583 P.O. Box 589 Mowbray Heights Tasmania 7248 Mail order: Suppling a range of bulbs and perennial plants suitable for pots and troughs. www.raithbyplants.com.au |
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LAKE NURSERIES PTY LTD Phone: 03 9756 6157
Fax: 03 9752 1012 |
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VOGELVRY BULBS and FLOWERS - PH (03) 62613153 Fax (03) 62614167 |
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BULBS DIRECT -
Phone 03 52505132 Fax 03 52505116 |
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MISTYDOWNS - Phone 03 5345 2847 Fax 03 5345 1200 |
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AUSTRALIAN GARDENER - Phone: 03 5962 9425 Fax: 03 5962 9411 |
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BROERSEN PLANTS Large range of Perennial and Border Plants including bulbs. Also Vegetable and Berry Fruits plants including, Blueberries, Currants, Raspberries and Strawberries. Rhubarb, Seed Potatoes and many other edible plants for the home garden. Visit the web site for online ordering and catalogue www.broersen.com.au |
LILIUM or LILY TYPES |
 Lilium Pumilum |
 Lilium prunotto. |
 Yellow Lilium |
Species Lilies. |
Species lilies are as they were in the wild not hybridized. Species Lilies are native to a range of areas including Europe, Asia, India and America. Species lilies are the starting point for all of the hybrids. Some Species lilies are great hardy garden plants, some are difficult or 'challenging' to grow, but all are rewarding. |
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Asiatic Hybrids |
Asiatic Hybrids have a huge color range from white through to deep red, are easy to grow and are the earliest to flower. The flowers of Asiatic Hybrid Lilies can be pendant, upward facing or downward facing and are in general Asiatic Hybrids are not fragrant. The most popular asiatic lilies seem to be the yellow and orange varieties, new varieties have spots, speckles and brushmarks. |
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Martagon Hybrids |
Martagon Hybrid Lilies or martagon hansonii are sometimes refered to as 'Turks Caps'. Downward facing flowers with lots of flowers growing on tall stems. Martagon Liliies prefer a shaded position and like to be well mulched, leave undisturbed for best results. |
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Candidum Hybrid Lilies |
Candidum Hybrids flower in early summer, generally white fragrant flowers also refered to as 'madonna lilies'. Plant these only10cm deep. Really a beatiful lily. |
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Longiflorum |
Long trumpet shaped flowers, used a lot in floristry, Longiflorum are a little fussy to grow. White is the common form however yellow forms are now available. |
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Trumpet Lily |
Growing up to 2.5m Trumpet Lilies are giants, a wide range of colors from white through to purple. New shorter growing types of Trumpet Lilies are available, but why not look for the tall ones. |
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Oriental Hybrids |
Oriental Hybrids have great color and great fragrance, pure white through to deep purple. Oriental Hybrids are smaller that asiatics oriental hybrid lilies. Oriental Hybrids prefer semi shade, a humus rich well drained soil and mulch to keep the roots cool. |
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Orienpets and other hybrids |
Orienpets are a cross between Oriental Lilies and Trumpet Lilies. Other crosses between divisions are plentiful. Orienpets are fairly tough and will cope with colder conditions. |
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American Hybrids |
American hybrids are hybrids of lilies native to North America. Interesting ballon like flowers th
ese lilies like a shaded position with humus rich soil and a cool root run |
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