Lilies Citronella

Hi Whiley,
Yes they are a beautiful lily, but then I think all lilies are beautiful... Citronellas grow tall to about 1,5mtre, so back of the border is good.. I plant about 7" deep. They like full sun to dappled shade. Don't let them dry out in their first summer, or won't have any next year... :eek: If you have a clay soil put some sand in the hole first & sit them on that then fill hole again. They are a long lived border plant & will get better with each year... Sadley not perfumed, but their beautiful little flowers make up for that. They flower anytime from late June through to end of August... :D The only thing to be wary of that I know are:-... Slugs & snails, they love them, & of course the dreaded lily beatle.. A very handsome red beatle... Kill imediatly as they wll dessimate a lily plant in hrs... :eek: I spray with a systemic called provado for that, but it is up to you what you use......
Well that is all I can think of at the moment hope this helps....

 

:D :D Good Luck my dear... I have already seen my first lily beetle so keep a good look out for them..
Have a look at the links
http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002736;p=1#000004
This is a very handy link, I have this one bookmarked..
http://www.uksafari.com/lilybeetles.htm

Good Luck... :D :D