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Lily Delicate Joy (Asiatic) in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Lilium 'Delicate Joy'

 

Lily 'Delicate Joy' (Asiatic)

Tall, flowering perennials up to 60-80 cm. in height. A single, unbranched stem from a bulb with narrow, pointed leaves. Flowers are large and often fragrant, and in a range of colours. Flowers have six petals and prominent stamens. 'Delicate Joy' is a double variety of dwarf Asiatic lily with blushing pink flowers graduating to speckled cream centres, with an inner circle of onion-shaped petals.

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plant Features
  • Lily Delicate Joy (Asiatic) likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Lily Delicate Joy (Asiatic) likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Lily Delicate Joy (Asiatic) is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Lily Delicate Joy (Asiatic) likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Lily 'Delicate Joy' (Asiatic)

Latin name

Lilium 'Delicate Joy'

type

Bulb

family

Liliaceae

ph

6.1 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Lily Delicate Joy (Asiatic) likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Lily Delicate Joy (Asiatic) is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Lily Delicate Joy (Asiatic) likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Lily Delicate Joy (Asiatic) likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Lily Delicate Joy (Asiatic) is 0.40meters x 0.60meters 0.40 M 0.60 M

Lilium 'Delicate Joy'

Tall, flowering perennials up to 60-80 cm. in height. A single, unbranched stem from a bulb with narrow, pointed leaves. Flowers are large and often fragrant, and in a range of colours. Flowers have six petals and prominent stamens. 'Delicate Joy' is a double variety of dwarf Asiatic lily with blushing pink flowers graduating to speckled cream centres, with an inner circle of onion-shaped petals.


Flowering

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

Lilies flower from from early Summer to late Summer

 

Planting

From Early Autumn TO Early Spring

Bulbs are usually planted in Autumn, but can be sown until Spring. Bulbs that have been prepared for forcing can be sown in Summer. For more details on how to plant lily bulbs check out @MikeTheGardener's video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/43ClflHR7vQ

 

Propagating

From Late Summer TO Early Autumn

Lilies can be propagated by removing and planting bulblets, scales or offsets in Autumn. For more details on how to plant lily bulbs check out @MikeTheGardener's video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/43ClflHR7vQ

 
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