Powder Blue Lily Bulbs

Lilium Oriental Hybrid — Powder Blue. Powder blue is a colour that flatters everything around it, which is why it keeps turning up in pale borders and wedding work.

The petals carry a faint silver sheen — the same dusty bloom you get on a plum — over a base of periwinkle blue, palest at the edge and deeper in the throat. Dark anthers give the flower a centre to look at. Six to seven inches across, four to five per stem, and lightly scented in the evening.

It is the blue to buy if you want blue without a scene.

What you get

• Soft periwinkle-blue petals with a silvery, plum-skin sheen.
• 4–5 blooms per stem, each 6–7 in across.
• Light evening scent — present, never overpowering.
• Top-size 14/16 cm bulbs — first-season flowers.
• Ideal for pale borders, weddings and cut work.

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.