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Article: LILIES STEAL THE SUMMER SHOW\ BEAUTIES ENJOY WELL-DRAINED SOIL.(At Home)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- August 21, 2004
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Byline: Nancy Taylor Robson Baltimore Sun
Tall, stately, and regally clothed in rich-hued blooms, lilies are the empresses of the garden, commanding attention wherever they appear.
Lily flowers can be 8-inch-long trumpets that exude perfume; big, ruffled-edged starbursts waving on sturdy, eye-high stems; chandelier-tiers of Turks' caps with peeled-back petals; and delicately sculptural, like the shell-pink Asiatic "Aphrodite," which resembles an artfully folded origami bloom.
Because they are so tall -- many reach 4 feet and more -- lilies are staples for back of the border while their waxy blooms offer a distinct contrast in size and texture ...