GARTHWAITE NURSERIES® : - 6 Val Di Sole (Yellow) Asiatic Lily Bulbs Garden Summer Perennial

Description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION“VAL DI SOLE” IS A CLEAR YELLOW ASIATIC WITH WIDE PETALS. THIS IS A SHOWY PLANT FOR PLANTING IN THE SHRUBBERY OR HERBACEOUS BORDER. STRONG STEMS CARRY AN ABUNDANCE OF THESE IMPRESSIVE FLOWERS TO CREATE A HIGHLY VISIBLE AND UNCOMMONLY VIBRANT DISPLAY. PERENNIALIZES WELL AND ENLIVENS BORDERS AND BOUQUETS WITH EASE.THIS ASIATIC LILY FLOWERS IN MIDSUMMER AND IS GREAT FOR CUTTING. “ASIATIC LILIES” ARE PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON AND EASILY GROWN TYPE OF HYBRID LILY. THEY TYPICALLY BEAR CLUSTERS OF WIDE-FLARING FLOWERS ATOP STRONG STEMS. THE UPRIGHT STEMS ARE LINED WITH GLOSSY GREEN, NARROW LANCE-SHAPED LEAVES. “ASIATIC LILIES MAINLY FLOWER IN MIDSUMMER AND ARE GREAT FOR CUTTING. MOST MEMBERS OF THE ASIATIC FAMILY FLOWER IN EARLY SUMMER AND GROW TO ABOUT 90 CMS. THE BLOOMS ARE STAGGERED AT THE HEADS OF SLENDER STEMS AND THE PETALS ARE CURVED BACK UPON THEMSELVES TO SHOW OFF EYE-CATCHING STAMENS. LILY BULBS SHOULD BE PLANTED IN HOLES SUCH THAT THE TOPS OF THE BULBS ARE ABOUT 12 CM UNDERGROUND. SPRINKLE A SMALL AMOUNT OF FERTILIZER INTO THE HOLE BEFORE PLACING THE BULBS. LILIES PREFER FULL TO PARTIAL SUN AND NEUTRAL, WELL-DRAINED HUMUS-RICH SOIL. THEY ARE PERFECT FOR CUTTING GARDENS, SUMMER CONTAINERS AND MIXED BORDERS. IF THE LILIES GROW MORE THAN 90 CMS, THEY MAY REQUIRE STAKING ALTHOUGH YOU WILL LIKELY FIND THE STEMS ARE INCREDIBLY STRONG. AS SOON AS BUDS FORM IS THE TIME TO BEGIN STAKING THE PLANTS. ASIATIC LILIES ARE THE FIRST LILIES TO BLOOM EACH SEASON AND THE BLOOMS ARE LONG LASTING IN THE GARDEN AND IN BOUQUETS. THEY WILL MULTIPLY EACH YEAR AND EVERY FEW YEARS WILL REQUIRE THINNING, SO THAT THEY DON’T BECOME TOO CROWDED. ALLOW THE PLANTS TO DIE OFF NATURALLY RATHER THAN CUTTING THEM DOWN AFTER BLOOMING. THIS WILL ENSURE THE BULBS HAVE SEEN A FULL RETURN OF NUTRIENTS FROM THE PLANT BEFORE WINTER.