Time to plant Liliums

Liliums

It is time to plant easy to grow Liliums, they are excellent in the garden, plant the taller varieties beneath a low growing shrub and let them grow up through. You can also grow them in containers, a well drained humus rich soil and a sunny position is all that you need.

Lilium 'Red Sun' is one that lives up to its name and this is an Oriental hybrid.

Shirley and Jane from Tonkins Bulbs have just released the 2014 catalogue, you can check out the wonderful range online. 

New Catalogues - Liliums - Its time to plant them.

The Daffodils are on the rise, at least the are in our garden, not flowering, but beginning to poke the first signs of life through the ground, so its to late to plant them now. So what is next ?

Well for us it is Liliums, and we are a little fascinated with the Orienpet hybrids, which are wonderfully tough in Australian conditions, we also like some of the species liliums,  including L.wardii and L. langongense, the flowers are fascinating. 

And of course the Asiatics with 'Showoff' with its deep lemon flowers, and 'Sylvan Angel' being wonderful examples.

But enough from us, check out what is  available in the new catalogue from Shirley and Jane Tonkin, all grown on their own property. 

www.tonkinsbulbs.com.au

And you probably have never heard of Primula vialii, let alone seen it. So take a look at that one as well, this one is a lovely little Shade Loving Perennial