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Description

Pink Lily of the Valley is a go-to for fast, feel-good colour in shade. Tiny, nodding bells open in April and May and release a sweet perfume that instantly says cottage garden. The effect is delicate yet surprisingly impactful, especially when you plant a small drift where you pass each day.

This is a compact woodland perennial that earns its place. Reaching about 20cm tall, it sits neatly at the front of borders, threads through gaps beneath shrubs and trees, and looks refined in containers where you can enjoy the scent at close quarters.

It flowers in that late spring window when many gardens dip after the tulips. Plant a cluster and you will have a soft pink lift just when you want it. Over time, the pips knit together, naturalising into a scented patch that returns each year a little fuller and more satisfying.

Gentle, generally trouble-free plants that suit busy gardeners. Once established, it needs very little attention, yet it continues to deliver fragrance, colour and a cool woodland mood that calms the whole scene. Indoors, short stems make charming posies that bring the fragrance to the kitchen table without overwhelming.

Supplied as five pips, ready to plant. Foliage will die back naturally in winter, before erupting into fresh growth come spring.

Please note: All parts are toxic if eaten and sap may irritate skin. Handle with care and keep away from pets and children.

Top Tips

Your 'Lily of the Valley' plants will perform best when grown on in a pot before planting out into the garden from May. It dislikes being planted directly into cold, wet soil.

Care Information

Before planting, prepare the soil by digging over and removing any weeds. Incorporate some well-rotted manure to enrich the soil if necessary.
Use a trowel to create a hole just deep and wide enough to set in the roots.
Spread out any underground stems and cover with just a couple of inches of the planting mixture.
Firm back around the soil, using your hand for small clumps and your heel on larger areas.
Mulch well with leafmould or well-rotted compost.
Water in well to settle the soil and prevent desiccation.
If you find that flowering is poor, an occasional dose of high-potash organic liquid feed may help.
These are deciduous plants, therefore the foliage will die back in winter, before erupting into fresh growth come the following spring.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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