Roses and Lilies Belong Together

Roses make beautiful flowers, so of course they look just great planted by themselves. But I want to make the most of my garden space and maximize blooms, so I plant lily bulbs between roses in my south side rose garden.

Lilies fit in perfectly between roses as they don't take up too much room. It is easy to find a spot for the tall and skinny plants.


Asiatic Lilies start to bloom in the South Side Rose Garden.



Plant Asiatic Lilies if you want blooms to start just before the spring flush and continue blooming with the roses. Plant Oriental and later blooming lilies to add bloom when the roses are usually out of bloom. These give you flowers blooming between your waves of rose flushes.



Closeup of common orange Asiatic Lily.