I love of lilies, there is something about their stature and the majestic blooms that appeals to me although I have to admit, when younger, I shunned them as too artificial looking.There are none in my new garden but I have taken a delivery of some bulbs today which has inspired this post.
Lilies slot into various groups and have distinct characteristics but I am afraid that I only go for the scented ones, principally the Orientals, and ignore the others, mainly Asiatics, as a lily without scent just doesn’t do it for me. The post is probably more pictorial than informative but, this is the nature of the beast, they are reasonably easy to grow and will grow well in plenty of sun or dappled shade, many of the original species coming from the margins of woodland.
Planting and my preferences coming up in Part 2.
A Plantsman's World 