Tips for Growing Lilies

Lilies are easy to grow, being relatively disease and pest free. They like moderate to hot weather and lots of sunshine. They can grow in partial shade if they have 4 to 6 hours of sunshine every day.

They are very hardy and will grow just about anywhere in any type of soil but will benefit if you add some type of fertilizer. Lilies also love water. You should give them at least 1 inch of water a week, or a good soaking every three days.

Lilies will be one of the hardiest perennials in your garden.

By Sandra Hemstock

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trying to get blooms twice

Once the big flower has bloomed and fallen off what do I do? Do they only have one flowers?

Post By new gardener (Guest Post)

RE: Tips for Growing Lilies

I saved seeds from my tiger lilies last fall. the seeds dried up; I was told to place them in water and discard those that float.

any more tips on growing tiger lilies from seed?

Post By valerie (Guest Post)

RE: Tips for Growing Lilies

I just bought a pot of Asiatic lilies in the end of June. There are 3 stems with red flowers blooming. My question is: Should I transplant them into the ground or just keep them in a pot? Another question: if I put them in the ground, will I get more lilies next year?

Any comments are welcome!

Post By Helen (Guest Post)

RE: Tips for Growing Lilies

I have many types of lilies including daylilies, oriental and asian, but some of my asian, I think, have reverted to a cream color which is not the bright beautiful color I got the 1st year. One of my friends says that the grower had died them. Could that be or what caused it since the 2nd year of bloom. The 1st year the colors were bright pinks, yellows etc. Very dissappointing.

Post By carolyn (guest) (Guest Post)

RE: Tips for Growing Lilies

What you are seeing on the lily stem are called bulblets. Some lilies have lots of bulblets. These are little seeds of the lily. If they drop on the ground, most will overwinter and you will have many more lilies in years to come. If you like the lily and want more, then let them, the bulblets, ripen and fall off, cover with a little soil and leave them.

This is a problem with some lilies. I had to literally sift through a 10 by 10 foot bed to clean it up from one of the lilies I used to have. I still am getting the occasional lily coming up but now I will zap it with roundup because I do not want that lily in my yard anymore. It's like an invasive lily. It was pretty and I did win the best lily in our garden club show in summer one year, but...

You can let the lily bloom and then as soon as it is done blooming cut the stem to about 8" so it still has leaves left to replentish the bulb for next year but no bulblets left to reproduce for you.

Post by valleyrimgirl

RE: Tips for Growing Lilies

This spring, I bought a mixed bag of lily bulbs from Wal Mart. I do not know what kind of lily it is. It did not bloom. Does anyone know what the black balls in the leaf axils are?

Post by mamccleskey

RE: Tips for Growing Daylilies

Daylilies can be almost too hardy...I inherited some rather ugly orange ones when I bought my house. They have literally taken over the garden. I have dug and dug but still can't seem to get them all out. (Point your hungry deer in my direction, please!) I wish mine were like the beautiful asiatic lilies pictured above.

Post By Claudia (Guest Post)

RE: Tips for Growing Daylilies

I agree that daylilies are easy to grow. I have over 100 different kinds of daylilies in my yard with more, I'm sure, in years to come. They are reliable bloomers (as long as the deer do not eat off the buds on the scape).

The picture you are showing is actually, I believe, an asiatic lily, not a daylily. They are also easy to grow and reliable bloomers (once again, as long as the deer do not eat them). Asiatic lilies do not need the water that a daylily could use, though, or they will rot.

Post by valleyrimgirl

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