Starry Night Violet Lily Bulbs

Lilium Oriental Hybrid — Starry Night. Starry Night does something few lilies can: it looks darker than it is. From ten feet away the flower is a rich, inky violet; up close, every petal is peppered with fine white speckles that catch the light like frost on a window.

The colour holds. It does not fade to pink in heat, and it does not wash out after a week — unusual for a purple lily, most of which drift toward mauve by the third day. Stems reach 40–48 inches, carry four to six blooms, and hold themselves upright without staking. The scent is classic Oriental: heavy, sweet, best enjoyed from a few feet away rather than at nose level.

Plant it where you walk past in the evening. That is when the fragrance and the colour both peak.

What you get

• Saturated deep-violet petals with fine white “starlight” speckling.
• Colour-fast: holds its depth in heat instead of fading to pink.
• Four to six heavily fragrant blooms per stem on 40–48 in stalks.
• Top-size 14/16 cm bulbs — first-season flowering, every year after.
• Cut-and-come-again: one of the best lilies for indoor arrangements.

How to grow it

• Plant: 6 in / 15 cm deep, 8–10 in apart, in full sun and well-drained soil. Pointy end up. Mark the spot — lilies are late to emerge in spring.
• Water: soak after planting, then whenever the top inch of soil dries. Never let water sit in the hole.
• Light: 6+ hours of direct sun; light afternoon shade keeps the flowers from fading.
• Cold: fully hardy in USDA zones 4–9. Mulch the first winter; no lifting needed.
• After flowering: cut only the flower stems. Let the foliage yellow on its own — that is next year’s bulb being built.

Shipped dormant and cleaned, 14/16 cm top-size bulbs. Dispatch in 5–7 working days, 8–25 working days in transit. Colour depth varies with soil, light and season — the first flower from a fresh bulb is usually the most intense.