Lillies

Lillies are absolutely gorgeous. Most people want them open showing off their gorgeous, unbeatable flower heads but others love watching them slowly open day by day. There are many types of lillies: orientals, asiatics, pineapple, concodore and triumpadore to name the lines we stock.

Some weeks we have bunches that pop open in a day or two and the next lot could take a week to open. Lillies are a living thing and we need to remember this when dealing with them. Just as most of us females appreciate that, depending on the weather and our mood, we have good or bad hair days - well, lillies can have good and bad days too!

Things like weather, water, fertiliser and man-handling from picking to unpacking at home all makes a difference to the way your bunch or stem of lily is going to behave.

To open lillies cut an inch off the bottom, give them fresh water and feed them. If you are in a hurry to open them, give them plenty of light and put them in a vase with fresh water and flower food. If you don't mind how long the stem is the shorter you cut the stem, the quicker the flower head will open as the water doesn't have to travel as far.

Lily Allsorts, a mix of pink and white orientals and yellow asiatics - for the crazed lily lover!!!
white_oriental_lily_WinCE.jpgWhite oriental lillies- the sheer brilliance of these flowers are difficult to beat
expo_may08_triling_lily_boquet_WinCE.jpgBridal bouquet using white oreintals 
christmas_lily_perfection08_WinCE.jpgChristmas lily opens and hold differently to the oriental and is creamier than pure white
Christmas lillies 1 bunch goes a long way, if you have the right shaped vase!
Asciatic lily has a smaller flower head than the oriental and also comes in orange tones
asiatics_lillies_1_bunch_vase_WinCE.jpg1 bunch of white asiatic lillies  in our sturdy 35cm vase-avialable to purchase from Stems
world_youthday_hedgeing_WinCE.jpgYellow asiatics used in floral hedge for World Youth Day
Pineapple Lillies - last  a  long time!!!You may well get sick of looking at them.
triumphadore_may9_WinCE.jpgTriumphadore lily bouqets- another lily and another different look
2008_jan_lily_boquet_WinCE.jpgPink Orientals are very popular choice for Ballarat Brides
expo_may08_orental_lily_vase_centrepiece_WinCE.jpgPink oriental vase centrepiece
oriental_white_lillies_WinCE.jpgVase full of white oriental lillies