Lily Perfect Joy (Asiatic) in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Lilium 'Perfect Joy'

Lily 'Perfect 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. The Asiatic lily is a true lily which flowers earlier than many lilies - from early Summer to mid Summer. Less fragrant than Oriental lilies, but much-prized by flower-arrangers. 'Perfect Joy' has is a dwarf asiatic variety and has strawberry pink flowers with a white centre.

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plant Features

Full sun to partial shade
Occasional watering
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
Moist and free draining

plant information

Common name

Lily 'Perfect Joy' (Asiatic)

Latin name

Lilium 'Perfect Joy'

type

Bulb

family

Liliaceae

ph

6.1 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun to partial shade
Frost

Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

Soil

Moist and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Lily Perfect Joy (Asiatic) is 0.30meters x 0.60meters

0.30 M 0.60 M

Lilium 'Perfect 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. The Asiatic lily is a true lily which flowers earlier than many lilies - from early Summer to mid Summer. Less fragrant than Oriental lilies, but much-prized by flower-arrangers. 'Perfect Joy' has is a dwarf asiatic variety and has strawberry pink flowers with a white centre.

Flowering

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

Lilies flower from from early Summer to late Summer

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

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

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