Asiatic Lily named Red Twin
by J McCombie
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Asiatic Lily named Red Twin
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J McCombie
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A double Asiatic Lily with no pollen, Red Twin is another striking lily that adds a vibrant burst of deep red colour to any garden. This lily is extremely sturdy and grows to about 100cm in height once fully established.
An electrifying display piece for a large container, the middle of a bed, or the garden border, Red Twin boasts 7-inch blooms in an alluring deep red tinged with orange. And that's just the outer bloom! Usually, inside of the that is a smaller inner bloom with the same uniform structure, just in minature. But the small blooms are candy-striped with streaks of white. What an eye-catching display!
The coral-red blooms open from late June to midsummer, with up to 12 flowers coming from every bulb. Each of these flowers is enormous, long-lasting and sun-tolerant, with waxy petals that keep their elegant shape.
Like other Lilies, this showy beauty is a boon in any garden. Red Twin is easy to grow, requiring very little maintenance to reach its full height of 36 to 40 inches tall. Like many lilies, it appreciates cool soil. Mulch it in heavily or, better yet, plant a groundcover at its feet to hide those legs. Daylilies, Coreopsis, creeping Phlox, and so many more make a lovely cover-up.
Give Red Twin the cool (and slightly basic) soil that it likes, and watch it flourish year after year. It will come back each season a little taller and better branched, its blooms increasing in size and substance. Cut all you like for the vase -- Red Twin just keeps pushing out petals! Truly a remarkable plant, it asks only sunshine, water, and well-drained soil to bloom for many years. Zones 3-9.
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July 25th, 2014
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