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Convallaria 'Forcing Pips'

"Lily-of-the-valley"

3 pips

Regular price £4.95

£1.65 each
Out of season
6 pips

Regular price £9.30

£1.55 each
Out of season
12 pips

Regular price £16.20

£1.35 each
Out of season

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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

Perfect for pots
Suitable for indoors
Comes back every year
Fragrant
Attractive to wildlife
Loved by pollinators
Naturalising
Great for shade
In peat-free compost
Low maintenance
RHS Award (AGM)
Fully hardy
Rodent resistant
Slug & snail repellent

Specs & details

Botanical name

Convallaria majalis
Flower colour

Green
Leaf colour

Green
Plant size

1 (forcing pips)
Established height

20-30cm
Established spread

10-20cm
Plant spacing

100 plants per m2
Habit

Spreading
Clump-forming
Life cycle

Perennial
Naturalising
Hardiness

Fully hardy
Years to establish

1st year
Sunlight

Partial shade
Full shade
Dappled shade
Position

Sheltered
Suitable for

Pots
Large containers
Borders
Ground cover
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Indoors
Soil acidity

Any
Soil moisture

Damp
Free draining
Soil type

Loam
Clay
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost
RHS Award (AGM)

Yes
Growing skill

Easy to grow
Scented

Yes
Pollinator-friendly

Yes
Mouse resistant

Yes
Rabbit resistant

Yes
Deer resistant

Yes
Toxicity

Skin/eyes irritant
Toxic if eaten

Plant calendar

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Planting
Flowering

Other information

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
You can expect your order within 10 business days