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Lilium 'After Eight'

Lilium 'After Eight'

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Oriental lilyBulbFamily: Liliaceae

Height: 1.5mSpread: 30cm
Hardy

Scented flowers

Flower colour:

Pink

Foliage colour:

Green

Position

Sun Exposure:

Full sun

Aspect:

South facing, west facing

Position in Border:

Middle

Soil

Prefers rich soil:

Acidic / Well Drained / Light / Sandy

Grown for their flamboyant, often fragrant blooms from late spring to summer, lilies are a stalwart of summer, herbaceous borders. They're well suited to growing in containers, where they can be positioned in borders as and when you need them.

Oriental lilies tend to have large, fragrant, outward-facing facing flowers. For best results they need acidic, or ericaceous soils, so grow them in containers if you have alkaline soil. Because blooms of many oriental lilies appear to look upwards, they're sometimes referred to as ‘stargazers’.

Lilium 'After Eight' is an attractive oriental lily with large, freckled, dark pink flowers, edged with white. It's a great choice for growing in containers of ericaceous (acidic) compost on a sunny patio. Water regularly and mulch annually with well-rotted leafmould or bark chips.

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Lilium ‘After eight’ and wildlife

Lilium ‘After eight’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Lilium ‘After eight’ poisonous?

Lilium ‘After eight’ causes an upset stomach and is harmful if ingested. Its foliage, pollen, roots, sap, seed capsules and seeds are toxic.

Toxic to:

Is known to attract Cats

Cats

Is known to attract Dogs

Dogs

Is known to attract Horses

Horses

No reported toxicity to:

Is not known to attract Birds

Birds

Is not known to attract Livestock

Livestock

Is not known to attract People

People