Lily of the Valley at YouGarden

It’s Spring time! You can find Lily of the Valley on our partner’s website YouGarden to embellish your garden. You will find it in the category Perennials of Garden Orchid and you will be redirected to YouGarden if you add it to your cart.

Lily of the Valley on category Perennials

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Ideal in light or even full shade, lily-of-the-valley is blessed with masses of tiny white bell-shaped flowers that possess a sweet, intoxicating scent in late spring. Rising up to 20cm on arching stems, which contrast spectacularly with its clumps of dark green foliage, this hardy perennial is native to alpine meadows and does best in moist soil A cottage garden staple, the perfumed bell-flowers of Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) open in April and May and are a welcome addition to any border or patio pot. Spreading via a network of underground roots, the spring shoots are referred to as 'pips' and sit just beneath the surface of the soil before bursting into bloom. Perfect for dappled shade, Lily of the Valley makes a good groundcover plant, naturalising happily and brightening gloomy gardens, and even better, it makes a great cutflower to bring into your home. It's ideal for brightening up a shady border or will spread happily to make a perfumed carpet of colour under trees and shrubs. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Did you know that in France on 1st May, bunches of Lily of the Valley are sold as a good luck charm or love token – so why not grow it in your garden for year-round good fortune! Supplied as 3 x plants in 9cm pots, ready for immediate planting.  Plants are dormant from September to March and are sent out without leaves.

About YouGarden

We firmly believe that Gardening is for Everyone! That’s right, you do not even need a garden to get growing. Many of our plants can be grown on balconies, small patios and decking, so you can catch the growing bug, and grow your own freshest fruit and vegetables too.We speak in plain English. Sometimes gardening can be a confusing maze of latin names and strange words and can be confusing or off-putting – we simplify all and remove all the jargon, and give you down to earth advice on what to grow – and how!We will show you how to get success from our products through our videos and care instructions. We have only chosen plants that are easy to grow and will give successful results with a minimum of experience. From the thousands of plants available, we have picked those that really work and perform. We have done the sifting and choosing for you, to bring you the best.We all have gardens of our own, and have grown many of the plants we sell, and can provide simple, easy to do, hints and tips for success. So confident are we our plants will perform, we back it up with our unique Lifetime Guarantee on all hardy plants.

So, even if you do not have a garden, or have never gardened before – we can help you get started on the road to delicious fresh fruit and veg, and gorgeous flower displays.