Lilium regale

Tall lilies for the borders with large scented trumpets for flowers in mid summer. Much like a good string of pearls on a simple black dress, Lilium regale provides that indefinable understated but classical look, and in this case with a huge scent. Glistening white, with some yellow in the throat, the backs of the petals flushed with pink. The regale lilies prefer alkaline conditions.

RHS Award of Garden Merit.

This plant/cultivar has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit because it has proved to be reliable in appropriate conditions and a good performing plant. 

Planting Instructions

These lily bulbs are smaller than we expected them to be. We are sorry about that, it was evidently a poor growing season for them in 2023. They will still flower. Lilium regale bulbs should be planted about 5" (12cm) deep and 6"(15cm) apart in fertile, well drained soil in a sunny or partly shaded position, among the roots of trees suits well, but not too crowded. Lily beetle is a scourge, red and black and very visible, They are eminently squishable but their larvae in a slimy protective blanket are worse to deal with. Over much of the UK now they are a pest for which there seem to be no natural predators. 

Plant Details

Flowering    July

Height         36"(90cm)