Oriental Lilies or Golden Rayed Lilies of Japan are a flower
I definitely think of as a January bloomer but out they come now, crisp white, delicious
pale pink or deep pink (a cerise that is not my favourite); strongly scented,
almost cloyingly. A huge flower that looks great in a vase. Another early
bloomer – December this year - due to climate change maybe? – as I read that
the hottest 14 out of 15 years since the industrial revolution (with its
massive output of carbon dioxide) occurred this century.
Like so many lilies they enjoy `head in the sun, roots in the
shade’ but I’m afraid mine actually thrive on neglect.
They reside in my cut-flower beds and it’s hard to cut them
for a vase; I love them too much where they are.
Jill Weatherhead is horticulturist, writer, garden
designer and principal at Jill Weatherhead Garden Design who lives in
the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne, and works throughout Victoria (www.jillweatherheadgardendesign.com.au)
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