Grown for their flamboyant, often fragrant blooms from late spring to summer, lilies are a stalwart of summer borders.
Lilies are well suited to growing in containers, which can be positioned in borders as and when you need them.
Oriental lilies tend to have large, fragrant, outward-facing facing flowers. For best results they need acidic, or ericaceous soils, so grow them in containers if you have alkaline soil. Because blooms of many oriental lilies appear to look upwards, they're sometimes referred to as ‘stargazers’.
Lilium ‘Double Surprise’ bears double, pink blooms on sturdy stems. A fragrant, tall-growing variety, ‘Double Surprise’ is perfect for growing in a mixed herbaceous border, and makes a fantastic cut flower.
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Lilium ‘Double surprise’ and wildlife
Lilium ‘Double surprise’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Lilium ‘Double surprise’ poisonous?
Lilium ‘Double surprise’ causes an upset stomach and is harmful if ingested. Its foliage, pollen, roots, sap, seed capsules and seeds are toxic.
