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Article: Lilies take a top spot in borders.
- Article from:
- Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
- Article date:
- November 15, 1998
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YEARS ago lilies were associated with births, marriages and death, but today due to high tech breeding programmes lilies have become the flower for many uses throughout the year.
They range in height from less than a foot to more than 6ft and are available in a gorgeous array of colours, some of which are highly fragrant.
The latest developments have seen lilies introduced that have pollen free flowers, meaning they no longer make an awful mess on the tablecloth.
Lilies can be used in pots for conservatory or patio use, or alternatively they are ...
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... ... splendens, the tiger lily - pale bronze flowers ... the ``golden-rayed lily'': 1.7m-2.7m ... tall with numerous sweetly-scented flowers 15cm (6in ... martagon, the turk's cap lily: Blooms can be from ... cultivation is bad drainage. Lilies are also said to dislike ...
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