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Beverley's Dream Orienpet Lily

Lilium 'Beverley's Dream'

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ZONES  4-9 | Good to grow! Zone

Beverley’s Dream Orienpet Lily has spectacular blooms that are layered with rich color beginning yellow and green at the center and surrounded by intense red stars outlined in pure white. The immense blooms are richly fragrant and adored by butterflies. Deep green foliage adds bold texture to the garden. Makes a stunning, long-lasting cut flower.

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Description

'Beverley’s Dream' Orienpet Lily grows tall, and can be planted in groups at the back of border for dramatic height and color. The flowers are multi-color with a pure white outline, intense red stars and combination of yellow and green at the center. These fragrant lilies are delightful beneath a window or near a patio where their perfume can be enjoyed. Makes a lovely addition to mixed perennial borders and cottage style gardens. Plants bloom mid-summer on sturdy stems each bearing numerous blooms. Harvest lilies for cut flowers when the buds just begin to open. Be sure to snip off the anthers extending from the center of the bloom as these can drop pollen that stains table clothes. Do not remove more than one-third of the stem when cutting as plants need energy produced by the foliage to replenish bulbs for next season. Plants tolerate heat and humidity and are drought tolerant. Provide rich, well-drained soils and plenty of sun.

Planting & Care

Growing Lilies: True lilies (which don't include daylilies and others which are not in the genus Lilium) are easy to grow today, and more popular every season. Since they are upright and take practically no space at ground level, it's easy to plant lilies between other established perennials and shrubs. Most can also tolerate some shade, which adds versatility for the gardener. There are many lily groups, but to keep it simple, we will consider only a few of the main types that are important to gardeners. Each lily we ship includes complete instructions for planting. So don't hesitate. You can easily bring the spectacular beauty of lily flowers to any summer meadow or garden.

'Wild' Lilies or 'Species' Lilies These are the true wildflowers from the world over. They are the ones all the glamorous hybrids are descended from. We're fortunate to have some of these botanical treasures on our list of lilies this season.

Oriental Hybrid Lilies are the now famous, very fragrant ones with large, flattened flowers such as red Stargazer and white Casa Blanca. These are the ones now so popular in the floral trade, but are also very easy to grow. They bloom from mid-summer through early fall. Most have very large, outward-facing, fragrant flowers.

Asiatic Hybrid Lilies are today's largest group of garden lilies, quite easy to 'naturalize'. This growing group of lilies was begun by hybridizers in the US, and were first called 'Mid-Century Hybrids.' Compared to Orientals, the Asiatic Hybrid lilies bloom earlier (early to mid summer), the plants are shorter, the flowers a bit smaller, and most blooms are upward-facing and star-shaped. Some of the most famous Asiatic Hybrids are yellow 'Connecticut King,' and the famous red, 'Gran Paradiso.'

Tiger Lilies. This group is led by the famous old orange wild lily, which used to be called Lilium tigrinum. Botanists have changed that to Lilum lancifolium, but that doesn't stop most people (including us) from using the old name 'tigrinum.' From the original orange, the hybridizers have created new colors from white to pink. All have the large flowers, black spots, and tough perennial qualities of the original. (By the way, don't call any old spotted orange lily 'tiger lily'. This one is the real thing, and no lily common name is more mis-used.)

Trumpet Lilies Sometimes called 'Aurelian Hybrids' or other names, the large, tall trumpet lilies are all descended from The Regal Lily, a white wild species lily from China. All are incredibly fragrant, and wonderful for cutting. They grow tall, and often need staking, since a well-grown stalk can have over 15 huge flowers. 

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Shipping

As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat.  The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (802) 227-7200 or contact us by email or chat.

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun
  • Half Sun / Half Shade

Bloom Time

Mid summer

Advantages

  • Easy To Grow
  • Cut Flowers
  • Fragrant
  • Container Planting
  • Small Spaces

Additional information

Mature Height

36-48" tall

Bulb Spacing

3 per sq ft or 8-12" apart

Soil Type

  • Average Soil
  • Loamy Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Average

Flower Bulb Size

16-18 cm

Planting Depth

6" deep

Planting Time

  • Spring / Summer

Flower Size

6-12" flowers

Plant Classification

Introduced Cultivar

Growing Zones

  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
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Overall rating: 4.6666665 / 5 from 3 reviews.

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Big, beautiful, not as dark as expected - zone 6A

"Very large blooms (7-9 inches), 3-4 per plant, were a bit brighter than the colors in the product description. More of a dark pink, rather than burgundy or chocolate. Flowers face slightly upward, but kind of perpendicular to the stem. Not fully sky-facing, but definitely not downward-facing. Strong stems about 30 in high - no supports necessary. I planted these bulbs in spring '22 and they bloomed around mid-July. This first year, they didn't reach their full height yet, but I'm looking forward to taller plants this year. Not sure why the color is off, maybe the soil. Some bulbs were in-ground while others were in large containers with fresh potting soil - all in full sun. I don't know the ph or chemical composition of my soil, so I can't guess why the color isn't as dark as the product description. I still like them, though. I moved some bulbs around in the fall and found some bulb offshoots that I replanted elsewhere. I can't wait to see if they flower and if I'll see different color tones based on their placement. In the pics, a few were crowded around some other tall lilies and I didn't like that effect, so I spaced them out more for this year. I'd recommend *not* mixing different types of tall lilies together. They crowd each other and the color contrasts are not as fun as I imagined. I did, however, put some of these bulbs next to some Globemaster Alliums to continue the flowering from early summer through mid- to late-summer."

— NatJ (4/5)

Second year beautiful

"Second year: the flower is smaller but more beautiful and multi layers of color, from the center to the edge, bright green, buttery yellow, milk chocolate purple and white cream. The pollens on the anthers look like the chocolate powder. I like this lily flower, it's very different, medium size and cute."

— Seagull (5/5)

Nice Milk chocolate

"First year, it's just about 24 inches tall, and the flowers face downward, so I need to put the container on the stand to see them. It's dark like milk chocolate but through the sunlight it's beautiful deep purple. Very different."

— Seagull (5/5)

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