Lilies: Companions for Oriental Lilies?, 1 by pardalinum

pardalinum wrote:
I'm sure I'm not the best to answer because I live in Z8. But for what it is worth, you may want to research these and see if you might like them, suit your color needs, and are hardy in your zone. These are perennials that I grow and are bloomiong now amongst my late lilies. You can use Google image to get photos of these.

Hebe: "Great Orme". Purchased from a nursery shade house but I am growing it on my south side where the shade doesn't hit until late afternoon. Spikes of varying shades of pink.

Upright hardy fuchsia: I purchased these as "June Bride" but google images show something else so I am including a photo taken in my garden today. It is red and what looks like dark blue but when the sun is on it I can see that it is a very dark purple. Unlike basket fuchsias, these can take full sun, according to a fuchsia society site I checked out. If these are winter hardy in your zone you can do some research to find similar color design. They bloom until they freeze out and are grown directly in the ground, not in baskets.

Phygelius: "Devil's Tears": Red on the outside and yellow on the inside. Common name is Cape Fuchsia.