You planted a lily, you know its name, but you can't remember what color it blooms in? Or are you looking for new specimens for the garden bed that provide a good color contrast to the other lilies? The following information may help you
What colors are lilies?
Lilies come in many colors including white, yellow, orange, pink, red, purple and bicolor. Popular varieties include 'White Elegance' (white), 'Citronella' (yellow), 'Monte Negro' (orange), 'Elegant Lady' (pink), 'Imperial Crimson' (red) and 'Nettys Pride' (bicolor).
White Lilies
The white-flowering lilies can be easily combined with all other-colored lilies. They appear noble, pure, graceful and classic. These include, among others, the following hybrid varieties:
- ‘White Elegance’: pure white
- ‘Siberia’: snow white
- ‘White American’: white
- ‘Mister Ed’: pure white
- ‘Starling Star’: creamy white, subtle yellow tint
- 'Album': slightly greenish over the white, long flowering period
Yellow lilies
Yellow lilies are rarer than white lilies. They are best combined with purple and red flowering lily varieties. They have an uplifting and radiant effect. They include, for example:
- ‘Citronella’: lemon yellow, lots of flower clusters
- ‘Royal Gold’: golden yellow
- ‘Yellow Country’: rich yellow
Orange Lilies
Lilies with orange flowers can be used well alongside red and yellow blooming lilies. The most popular are:
- ‘Monte Negro’: deep orange
- 'Fire King': deep orange, petals slightly bent back
- ‘Apeldoorn’: orange-red
Pink Lilies
The pink-flowering lilies are best grown alone or in combination with white varieties. They include the following:
- ‘Trance’: light pink
- ‘Miss Lucy’: light pink, filled
- ‘Elegant Lady’: pink, strongly scented
- 'Stargazer': pink with light edge, well-known variety
Red to purple lilies
The list of red to purple flowering lily varieties is long. Here is a selection:
- ‘Imperial Crimson’: deep crimson red
- ‘Nobility’: ruby red
- ‘Cupido’: red
- ‘Sphinx’: deep red
- 'Black Beauty': purple, delicate and sweet smelling, rolled back petals
- ‘Grand Paradiso’: deep red
- ‘Rodeo’: purple, fragrant
Bicolor Lilies
Two-colored lilies quickly appear colorful and overloading next to other lilies. They should stand as a solitaire. These varieties are beautiful:
- ‘Barcelona’: orange-red with yellow center
- ‘Muscadet’: white with a delicate red center, fragrant
- ‘Journexs End’: rose-red with white border
- ‘Imperial Silver’: white with vermilion polka dots
- ‘Orange Triumph’: orange yellow with black dots
- ‘Nettys Pride’: purple with white tips
- ‘Robert Swanson’: purple with yellow border
Tips & Tricks
The flower colors are most beautiful in a location outside of the midday sun, but in the morning and afternoon sun.
