Plant of the Week: Silk Road Lily

Each week, bring something new to your garden/windowsill/favorite vase -- and impress your friends with your ahead-of-the-curve picks.


This is not a shy wallflower. More like a brassy bottle-blond with lipstick on the wrong side of pink, wearing way too much perfume. It took me years to fall in love with this lily, which arrived as a bonus gift in a bulb order from The Lily Garden. Now? I am hooked. Container-grown, it is a statuesque six feet with voluptuous flowers with a scent that becomes pronounced at night. Plant these lilies 6" deep in full sun. Or go ahead and read up on lily care.