Convallaria 'Forcing Pips'
"Lily-of-the-valley"
Spring planting season is currently closed
Orders placed before 1 March 2023
You can expect your order in March 2023
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2023
You can expect your order in April 2023
Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2023
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Available for (pre)ordering again in December
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Description
Who doesn't love Lily-of-the-Valley? Each delicate arching stem carries a ladder of snow-white, bell-shaped blooms that have the most exotic and powerful fragrance. These white flowers are set against of a background of lush green foliage. And, once established in your garden – in the ground or in pots — Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria majalis) requires little maintenance and makes superb ground-cover for damp or shady areas, or for woodland gardens. Don't forget, too, that these exquisite blooms make a wonderful cut flower for scented, springtime posies!
We are now offering pre-chilled large Lily-of-the-Valley 'forcing pips', which will flower in their first year after planting. They can be planted in pots to keep indoors: the growth will come sooner (flowers may appear in 4-8 weeks, depending on the temperature of your home). No artificial lighting is required. They will give a beautiful display, and fill your rooms with the best of fragrances. After flowering, these indoor Lilies-of-the-Valley can be planted outdoors to give pleasure year-after-year.
Or, these large forcing pips can be planted straight out into the garden soil, set at a depth of 3 cm / 1½", and about 15 cm / 6" apart.
Key features
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Perfect for pots
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Suitable for indoors
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Comes back every year
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Fragrant
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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Naturalising
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Great for shade
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In peat-free compost
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Low maintenance
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RHS Award (AGM)
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
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Slug & snail repellent
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Convallaria majalis
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Flower colour
Green
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Leaf colour
Green
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Plant size
1 (forcing pips)
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Established height
20-30cm
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Established spread
10-20cm
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Plant spacing
100 plants per m2
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Habit
Spreading
Clump-forming -
Life cycle
Perennial
Naturalising -
Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1st year
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Sunlight
Partial shade
Full shade
Dappled shade -
Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Pots
Large containers
Borders
Ground cover
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Indoors -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Damp
Free draining -
Soil type
Loam
Clay
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
RHS Award (AGM)
Yes
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Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
Yes
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
Yes
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Rabbit resistant
Yes
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
Skin/eyes irritant
Toxic if eaten
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Other information
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Orders placed before 1 March 2023
You can expect your order in March 2023Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2023
You can expect your order in April 2023Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2023
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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