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    Luscious lilies

    Apr 26, 2022 5 minutes

    THE lilium family ranges from towering beauties to more discreet, petite varieties, but they all share stunning, shows-topping flowers. And while the destructive lily beetle creates some tough challenges for growers, it’s worth planting lilies now for the glamour and scent they bring to your summer garden.

    Legend has it that the first lily sprang from the tears of Eve as she left the garden of Eden. While we don’t know which type of lily this was, lilies have often featured in religious paintings, and it underlines the fascination that man has had for lilies over thousands of years.

    True lily species

    There are many plants that we refer to as lilies – such as daylilies and ginger lilies. However, the true lily species come from as far apart as Europe, Asia and North America. There have been hundreds of hybrids bred from these

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