Just when you think you've seen it all in Lilies, some new delight arises to capture your fancy. 'White Lace' is such a treasure, with a light fragrance that makes itself known without knocking you over, an early summer bloomtime, and a charmingly pendant, reflexed form that makes the big blooms look like exotic lanterns hanging in the sunny garden!I have never seen such a lacy, intricate pattern of speckling before. Breathtakingly beautiful, the rosy overlay makes the ivory base of the petals glisten. And hummingbirds flock to these bent-back blooms, adding one more source of bright color to your early-summer border, patio, or bed!
'White Lace' arises from a rare Chinese species, L. lankongense, bred with the strongest white Asiatic hybrids. The result is 5-foot stalks that need no staking and 6-inch blooms that demonstrate the best in hybrid vigor! Expect years of lovely color from this easy-to-grow bulb, which thrives among other early-summer perennials such as Verbena, Hibiscus, and Gaura. In the Lily garden, it is a charming forerunner to the taller, midsummer-blooming Orienpet 'Leslie Woodriff.' And its shorter stature makes it a good choice to set behind Daylilies such as 'Apricot Sparkles' and 'Romulus.'
Space bulbs 2 feet apart in the sun-soaked, well-drained garden. 'White Lace' will eventually reach 5 feet tall and 2 feet wide, multiplying happily for an even more spectacular show! Zones 4-8.
