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Lilium King Solomon

Lilium King Solomon

Common name: Oriental Lily

Extravagant and abundant blooms with oodles of perfume

-15 to -20°C

Good Cut Flowers

Scented

Good for Pollinators

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	9 for £18.00	just £2.00 each
	18 for £24.00	just £1.33 each
	27 for £32.00	just £1.19 each

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The first lily to have been identified as Lily beetle resistant, following plant trials at RHS Hyde Hall which has been running each year since 2020. A fabulous new summer blooming oriental Lily, King Solomon will create a dramatic display in your borders and your containers and not get eaten. Sure to bring a bright burst of colour to your garden, whether grown in containers or in borders. Large, upward facing flowers are formed by deep red-pink petals and striking orange-yellow centres, each bloom releasing a beautiful, sweet scent. Loved by bees and other pollinators, when cut, the stems made a wonderful addition to your indoor arrangements. Blooming from mid-late summer, Lily King Solomon prefers to be grown in a sunny location, though will tolerate partial shade, in well-drained soil. A hardy, bulbous, herbaceous perennial which will tolerate temperatures to around -15°C, the foliage will die back over winter ready to sprout again in the spring, reaching a mature height of appr

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Latin Name	Lilium 'King Solomon'
Common Name	Oriental Lily
Hardiness	H6 (-15 to -20°C)
Colour	Red
Format	Bulbs
Position	Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage	Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m)	1.10 m
Spread in Maturity (m)	0.20
Soil Conditions	Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity	Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect	East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Scented	Yes
Good for pots	Yes
Good for pollinators	Yes
Good for cutting	Yes