Lilium Must See - Lily

The double Asian lily 'Must See' truly lives up to its name. This amazing variety produces double, striped flowers that vary in shape and colour, ranging from orange to creamy white, with some flowers displaying a hint of green. It is a robust plant with vigorous growth, very easy to grow, reliable, and blooms faithfully in summer. It will bring a lot of originality to borders or bouquets.

The Lilium 'Must See' is a bulbous plant from the lily family. It forms a narrow, very vertical clump reaching about 1.10 m in height at full bloom. The clump will spread indefinitely over time, as the bulbs produce bulblets through vegetative propagation. The spectacular flowering occurs in July-August, lasting 3 to 4 weeks. Along the leafy stems, 13 well-upright flowers appear in the axils of the leaves. They have a fleshy, waxy texture, measuring 11 cm wide. The unique feature of these flowers lies in their doubling and variable colours. The petals are narrow and somewhat twisted. Their colours range from solid orange-red to white on the same stem, passing through intermediate shades and a greenish hue. Another unusual fact is that the stamens do not produce pollen. The stems are very sturdy, covered with alternate, medium green, narrow, glossy leaves with parallel veins. The growth cycle of this 'Must See' lily is deciduous: it emerges in spring and withers before winter. Thriving in rich humus soil, hardy, this lily appreciates well-drained and light soils.

The Asian lily 'Must See' will bring a truly unique touch to sunny borders, edgings, or flower beds. To enhance its beauty, it can be paired, for example, with 'Stella de Oro' daylily with golden yellow flowers, 'Walker's Low' catnip Nepeta faassenii forming a haze of lavender blue flowers, and 'Autumn Joy' Sedum spectabile' with pink-red flowers turning rusty by late summer. The Asian lily 'Navona', which produces beautiful white flowers, creates an elegant contrast with the 'Must See' lily, both in the garden and in a vase.