Container gardening is ideal for smaller gardens or to add a little individualism to a larger one, a firm favourite for containers both inside and outside is the Lily.
The lily is one of the most elegant plants in the gardening world with its long green slender stalks and its architectural bugel shaped, crisp flower! The lily will enhance any garden and is always a focal point of conversation for both the budding gardener and the expert! There is nothing quite so beautiful.
The lily belongs to the Liliaceae family of which there are 250 genuses and 4-6000 known species. The Lily is so called after the Greek, Lerion, which means White Lily (Lilium Candidum), the llily comes from the northern hemisphere, and they are monocotyledonous, bulbous plants.
The Habit of the Lily The lily blooms in Spring or Summer time and enjoy being grown in a soil that is well fertilised. The best place to plant the lily in in sunny but not direct sunlight. It also prefers protected areas as the lily does not enjoy being blown around in the wind. When planting the lily a one foot deep hole should be made, then lines with compost or peat. Plant the bulbs and cover them with an inch of compost or peat. As a recommendation the bulb should be placed in the ground 3 times deeper than their height, thus if the onion is one inch in length plant it 3 inches deep.
Uses for the Lily Plant Lillies are great in any garden, however they make a fantastic container plant. Because of its beauty it is extremely popular with Florists and you will see a lot of lilies in the flower shops since they look very nice in a bouquet. The cut flowers of the lily generally to live for eight days providing clean fresh water is supplied regularly.
Below is a list of the Common Names and Genus of Lily
Common name GenusAfrican corn lily IxiaAfrican lily AgapanthusArum lily Arum or ZantedeschiaAtamasco lily Zephyranthes atamascoAugust lily Hosta plantagineaAztec lily Sprekelia formosissimaBelladonna lily Amaryllis belladonnaBermuda lily Lilium longiflorumBethlehem lily Eucharis amazonicaBlood lily Haemanthus coccineusBluebead lily Clintonia borealisBoat lily Tradescantia spathaceaBugle lily WatsoniaCanada lily Lilium canadenseCanna lily CannaCape lily CrinumChinese-lantern lily Sandersonia aurantiacaDay lily HemerocallisEaster lily Lilium longiflorumEucharis lily Eucharis amazonicaFire lily Lilium bulbiferumFlax lily DianellaFoxtail lily EremurusGiant lily Cardiocrinum giganteumGinger lily HedychiumGlobe lily Calochortus albusGlory lily Gloriosa superbaGeurnsey lily Nerine sarniensisGolden-rayed lily of Japan Lilium auratum Kaffir lily SchizostylisLent lily Narcissus pseudonarcissusLily of the field(s) a general name for flowersLily-of-the-valley ConvallariaLily-of-the-valley tree Clethra arboriaLily pink AphyllanthesLily thorn CatesbaeaLily tree Magnolia denudataPanther lily Lilium pardalinumPeruvian lily AlstroemeriaPlantain lily HostaPrincess lily AlstroemeriaSt Bernard's lily Anthericum lilagoSt Bruno's lily Paradisea lilastrumScarborough lily Cyrtanthus purpureusSnakes-head lily Fritillaria meleagrisToad lily TricyrtisTorch lily KniphofiaTrout lily ErythroniumVoodoo lily Sauromatum venosumWater lily NymphaeaWood lily Trillium
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