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Philips Hue Lily or Calla path lights

Updated: 22 October 2026

You want a tree washed with colour, or a path edge you can see without turning the security light on. Philips Hue Lily or Calla path lights is that shape choice, and in this comparison both single listings are extensions. Neither carton is a porch sconce, and neither replaces a string along a pergola. The three ASINs that belong here are on the [Philips Hue garden lights comparison](/hub/garden-decor/philips-hue-garden-lights). Peter F. updated this on 21 October 2026 from those listings, Signify’s UK Calla and bollard pages, and the stored reviews. We did not lab-test beam patterns. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want a tree washed with colour, or a path edge you can see without turning the security light on.

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A spot and a bollard do different jobs

A Lily is an aimed spot. Signify’s install page puts it on a spike or a wall mount, pointed up into a crown or down a wall. It is the wrong tool if you wanted a pool of light all around a fitting at ankle height. This amazon line says a maximum of 640 lumens. T3’s “about 600” is a different sentence, and T3 treats the output as accent rather than security. A Calla is a pedestal. Signify’s UK page calls it a bollard, low-volt, with the power supply sold separately, IP65, 8 W, and 590 lumens at 4000 K. That 590-lumen figure is the maker’s page. The amazon extension does not print lumens. Aim a Lily at a plant or a wall. Stand a Calla where people walk. Festavia strings and the wall sconces are the wrong shape for this job.

What you actually get in this comparison

This batch has a Lily base, a Lily extension, and only a Calla extension. The base is the 3-pack at £279.90, listed at 8 W and 640 lumens. UK reviews say the plug and transformer are in that box. The Bridge is sold separately. Signify’s spotlight page cites IP65, and the amazon attribute block does not print a code. The £99.99 Lily omits the supply and requires a Lily base and a Bridge. The Calla at £114.84 is 24 V and 8 W, and the bullet sends you to a Lily base or a 40 W or 100 W supply. Only three stored texts are marked United Kingdom, and the star line is 4.2 from 381. The shortlist, once you accept that limit, is on the best outdoor lights page.

How many, how wet, and how far from the Bridge

Each of these heads is 8 W. Signify’s 40 W outdoor supply, £44.99 with up to 35 m of cable, holds five of them. Three Lilies and two Callas fill it. A sixth head does not squeeze in. The 100 W supply is £89.99. This file does not print a watt cap for the transformer in the 3-pack, so do not invent one. UK Lily notes say the connectors are not for sitting under water. Water inside a Lily head is already a repeated UK complaint. Signify’s IP65 line is on the maker’s Calla page. The amazon field only says waterproof. Place the new light within 50 feet of a Hue light or the Bridge, about 15 m. The install order, including QR codes before you spike, is on how to install.

Where to stand them

Point a Lily up the trunk or across a wall, and keep it out of a bedroom window. A fence post is a legitimate place when you do not want to puncture a path. Do not use it as step lighting. The beam is a patch. Stand Callas on the edge you walk. Signify’s bollard guide suggests 2.5 to 4 metres between bollards. That is guidance, not a measured test of this amazon ASIN. A UK review preferred white on a drive to colour. A stake beats a concrete pad you cannot move. Two Lilies plus three Callas is 40 W, the full small supply. Buy the base, or the separate brick, before a row of extension photos. If you still do not own a Bridge, the buying guide is the bill these three prices leave out.

Common questions

Lily or Calla for a tree?
Use a Lily. It is an aimed spot, on a spike or a wall mount, and this listing states up to 640 lumens. Point it into the crown or up the bark. A Calla is a 360-degree pedestal. It will light the ground around the trunk more than the canopy. Signify’s 590 lumens at 4000 K is the maker’s Calla figure, not the amazon Lily line.
Lily or Calla for the edge of a path?
Use a Calla if you want light around the fitting at a low height. Signify suggests 2.5 to 4 metres between bollards, as guidance rather than a test. Use a Lily on that edge only when you are lighting a plant or a wall beside the path, not the walking surface itself. Both singles in this set are extensions, so the supply comes first either way.
Can three Callas run from the Lily base?
They are all 8 W, and the Calla bullet says you may connect it to a Lily base or a 40 W or 100 W supply. Three Callas are 24 W. Whether the transformer in the £279.90 3-pack will feed three extra heads is not printed in this file, so do not assume it. On Signify’s 40 W supply, three Lilies plus two Callas is already the full 40 W. Add heads only when the brick you own has the watts left.
What does the £99.99 Lily omit?
The power supply and the Bridge. The bullet requires a Lily base and a Hue Bridge, and there is no mains lead. A UK review says you do get a long cable and a T-connector. You do not get a plug that runs from the outdoor socket on its own. The £279.90 3-pack is the kit whose UK reviews include the transformer.
How far apart does Signify suggest bollards?
2.5 to 4 metres, on the UK bollard guide, and they suggest a stake rather than concrete. That interval is guidance, not a measured result for this £114.84 extension. Tighter spacing costs more heads.

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Sources

Manufacturer and UK electrical sources for voltage, ingress, the Bridge and Part P. amazon.co.uk prices, stars and review counts are from the listings dated 19 October 2026.

  1. Philips Hue UK, Lily outdoor spot, 3-pack (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  2. Philips Hue UK, what low-voltage lighting is (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  3. Philips Hue UK, outdoor 40 W power supply (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  4. Philips Hue UK, Festavia globe 14 m extension (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  5. Philips Hue UK, Hue Bridge (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  6. Approved Document P (2013), electrical safety in dwellings (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  7. IET, Part P frequently asked questions (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  8. NICEIC, gardens and electrics (retrieved 19 October 2026)