African lilly flowers.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHm2tTQlgPQgqNnWN17J6DLJ0colFq2MvIiCmjjSgYYnYXqMPVmt4yESdnPD19Cd6TTIm5WHW0bBBXZCbxf3b4SArRzN3VdEHimFLBU_YcyDeXILIWu686jwC0O4iun3mOzZIlWMl2xHfc/s1600/African+llily+flowers..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHm2tTQlgPQgqNnWN17J6DLJ0colFq2MvIiCmjjSgYYnYXqMPVmt4yESdnPD19Cd6TTIm5WHW0bBBXZCbxf3b4SArRzN3VdEHimFLBU_YcyDeXILIWu686jwC0O4iun3mOzZIlWMl2xHfc/s320/African+llily+flowers..jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><ul style="border: 0px; line-height: 1; list-style: square; margin: 0px 0px 1em 2.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: normal;">Position:</b> full sun</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: normal;">Soil:</b> fertile, moist, well-drained soil (or John Innes no. 3 compost for containers)</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: normal;">Rate of growth:</b> average</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: normal;">Flowering period:</b> July to September</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: normal;">Hardiness:</b> borderline hardy (may need protection in winter)<br /><br />Showy globes of trumpet-shaped flowers ranging in colour from deep to pale blue, appear from July to September on straight stems above clumps of strap-shaped, mid-green leaves. Headbourne Hybrids are a particularly fine variety of African lilies, ideal for a sunny well-drained border or a large patio pot.</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: normal;">Garden care:</b> Keep well-watered during the growing season, applying a balanced liquid fertiliser each month from spring until the plant flowers. In cold, exposed areas protect the crown of the plant with a deep, dry winter mulch.</span></li></ul><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div id="cardheightspread" style="border: 0px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><ul style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1; list-style: square; margin: 0px 0px 1em 2.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Eventual Height:</strong> 0.6m</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Eventual Spread:</strong> 0.4m</span></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlG8TlcjRM6OSS6O7jWUhhgXkpsnGKqrbbHyTStLVijzJeoe10hyScfM4Pi9ozVInKMi7PgfxybOJONNNUaaoxJKtpBRvrKidkmIqv2Ry1lslsow7nRa5Q_JWyPlMR26j1PxZysm1tbvu/s1600/African+llily+flowers.+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlG8TlcjRM6OSS6O7jWUhhgXkpsnGKqrbbHyTStLVijzJeoe10hyScfM4Pi9ozVInKMi7PgfxybOJONNNUaaoxJKtpBRvrKidkmIqv2Ry1lslsow7nRa5Q_JWyPlMR26j1PxZysm1tbvu/s320/African+llily+flowers.+(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_oGeAss6J15PV1xle-tNtWZs3_bVUGfR0jOJjeEM8jAZTBotH8c8m4zjzi-Ole70MzYhJapDkhh3MMXnPX9ep5G42n2YgEL10m_YU1LZF8bgGBHI-YIWy5j1okPG9oQyg1Cy4780DQ9E/s1600/African+llily+flowers.+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_oGeAss6J15PV1xle-tNtWZs3_bVUGfR0jOJjeEM8jAZTBotH8c8m4zjzi-Ole70MzYhJapDkhh3MMXnPX9ep5G42n2YgEL10m_YU1LZF8bgGBHI-YIWy5j1okPG9oQyg1Cy4780DQ9E/s320/African+llily+flowers.+(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW050XdWOREzTgZVu-hquJoWH8Iicf6wb8hd0wmgcL4831jh0Xsw7DiAeHO4bF2PRT3ZyP6NuYrC6mXgzQczQEhwE7IWPr7t2YIRTVT-zG3OlfwipmbvV_tw0QSHICS9y7St9KUkk5DRja/s1600/African+llily+flowers.+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW050XdWOREzTgZVu-hquJoWH8Iicf6wb8hd0wmgcL4831jh0Xsw7DiAeHO4bF2PRT3ZyP6NuYrC6mXgzQczQEhwE7IWPr7t2YIRTVT-zG3OlfwipmbvV_tw0QSHICS9y7St9KUkk5DRja/s320/African+llily+flowers.+(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkltQTuNhyphenhyphenxiDqPbzSecj5noPKCrV20EFRS-ywqdQCBvPTfL_kyFTVlJsac5yVHf9m6oSz6NC935giun1pUSz6BJzR-KfKYBiu7Lyh-32Z9ambVA_iq9tRQGw1RAS4b_r5s-Bfq_Y0gZVR/s1600/African+llily+flowers.+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkltQTuNhyphenhyphenxiDqPbzSecj5noPKCrV20EFRS-ywqdQCBvPTfL_kyFTVlJsac5yVHf9m6oSz6NC935giun1pUSz6BJzR-KfKYBiu7Lyh-32Z9ambVA_iq9tRQGw1RAS4b_r5s-Bfq_Y0gZVR/s320/African+llily+flowers.+(4).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="border: none; line-height: 14px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><ul style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A free flowering deciduous form with mid blue flowers that are held in open clusters on top of tall, dark green stems that have a gark sheen. It looks right at home in a Mediterranean style planting scheme, and will thrive in pots and containers. Invaluable for providing late summer interest.<br /></span></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Garden care:</b> Apply a balanced liquid fertiliser throughout the growing season. Keep reasonably dry during the winter and protect the crowns with a dry mulch in the autumn. Divide plants that have become too big in spring, but remember you will often get more flowers when the roots are constricted.</span></li></ul></h2></div>

African lilly flowers.

Position:  full sun Soil:  fertile, moist, well-drained soil (or John Innes no. 3 compost for containers) Rate of growth:  average Flowering...

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