CHAPTER VI 



LILIES IN ROCK GARDENS 



LILIES in Rock Gardens are charming additions to other 

 plants, as they relieve the dwarfness of the alpines, 

 while not encroaching upon them, as coarser growing 

 herbaceous plants do. The bolder kinds may be planted 

 in open spaces, while little nooks can be utilised for groups 

 of the smaller growing species. In this way such kinds 

 as L. concolor and its varieties, and L. tenuifolium, with the 

 numerous dwarf forms of L. elegans, are seen to more 

 advantage on raised portions of rock gardens than when 

 grown in an open border. 



Again, in a properly formed rock garden, different 

 aspects and conditions of moisture prevail, so that the 

 requirements of each may, as far as possible, be followed, 

 and a measure of success obtained, that might not (at 

 least in the case of the more exacting kinds), be otherwise 

 possible. 



Dry sunny spots should, above all, be avoided, a 

 partially shaded position and a fairly moist soil being 

 the most favourable. As a stagnant condition of soil 

 is fatal to many Lilies, the advantage of planting them 

 where thorough drainage, combined with a uniform 

 condition of moisture, can be assured, is obvious. 



Even the North American kinds, with spreading masses 

 of bulbs, which quickly perish in a dry position, may be 

 successfully grown in the lowermost recesses, if they are 

 on the ground level, or slightly below it, and peaty soil 

 be provided for them. 



