Lily bulbs are sourced from a number of places. Your favorite local garden center likely offers a few varieties, but online bulb specialty catalogs tend to offer more types of lilies than garden centers. The bulbs are stored and sold in a dormant state for spring planting.
Purchase lily bulbs around the time of your last spring frost, and plant them soon after. Make sure the root disk is facing down and the stem end is up. All types of lilies are best planted in well-draining garden soil. Lily bulbs rot if their location is too water-logged. Choose a spot that receives at least 6 to 8 hours of full sun to keep lily stems tall and straight, regardless of which of the types of lilies you choose to grow. Plant the bulbs so their tops sit three inches beneath the surface of the soil.
Water the bulbs in well, and add a one-inch-thick layer of shredded leaves or compost as a mulch, if you wish. Once your lily plants begin to grow, they require very little care. If the plants flop, stake them with a lily support or a hardwood stake. After the blooms fade, cut off the top third of the plant to keep the seed pods from developing and robbing energy from the bulb. Do not cut off the green leaves. They continue to photosynthesize throughout the growing season.
In the autumn, after the stalks and leaves have turned brown, cut the lily plants down to the ground. The lily bulbs use the nutrition to grow larger. Lilies need a period of cold winter dormancy. They do not grow well in the extreme south. This is because lily bulbs need to be exposed to cold temperatures to form their blooms. But, if you really want to grow lilies in Florida, put the bulbs in a plastic bag in the fridge for 6 to 8 weeks to mimic a winter dormancy. After this period passes, plant the bulb in a container in a semi-shady spot and cross your fingers.
I hope you enjoyed learning about my 8 favorite types of lilies and how to grow them. To learn more about growing gorgeous summer blooms, check out the following articles:.
Do you have a favorite variety of lily? Tell us about it in the comment section below. Pin it! Orienpets are my favorite! I have 20 or 30 varieties in my garden which, in late June, smells narcotic! While daylilies are lovely plants, they are not true lilies. Daylilies are in the genus Hemerocallis family Asphodelaceae and they grow from tuberous roots, while true lilies are in the genus Lilium family Liliaceae and they grow from bulbs.
They are as botanically different as tomatoes are from daffodils. Your best bet is to find a local native-only nursery and see if they can source it for you. Or, you can get seeds from Vermont Wildflower Farms. I gained some Lilly Knowledge! However How can I learn to know for certain what different lillies I have? I would love to show you and kindly ask for your wisdom!
They came up every 3 years. She had given them to us which we had for 20 years around a huge walnut tree.. When the tree was removed the bulbs were lost in I think the roots.
We never found them again. We waited several years hoping they would pop us but Gary never did. Have you ever heard of the Jerusalem Lily? Perhaps it was the Madonna lily, Lilium candidum? At what point should I separate Asiatic lilies? How far apart should the plants be? Mine are getting fairly crowded, on year Also, I wish I could tell which type it is in April, as they first push up.
I could try transplanting them …. Some can even be blue! They are widely grown in private and ornamental gardens in temperate and tropical regions. Lilies like sun, so a sunny or partial shade spot in your garden will be ideal. Lilies grow best in loose, well-drained soil that is watered freely. The best way to enjoy your lilies for the longest period of time is to plant a variety of lilies that will bloom from spring to fall, providing you with a beautiful, vibrant garden throughout the growing season that attracts a wide array of butterflies.
Also called an Aurelian Lily, the trumpet lily is the most iconic lily due to the trumpet shape of its blooms. Trumpet lilies are very fragrant, and can fill your house or garden with a beautiful scent.
In your garden, Trumpet lilies will generally bloom before Oriental lilies and after Asiatic. Another iconic lily, the lilium longiflorum, is a very popular lily during the Christian celebration of Easter. These are bowl-shaped lily flowers that are upward-facing and have a dark red stamen. They are 8 inches wide and up to 12 flowers per stem.
Blooms in early to mid-summer Grows up to 3 feet tall Grows best in full sun or partial shade Please note these flowers can be toxic to cats When flowering is complete you can cut back the leaves and stems after they have turned yellow. Plant in early spring in your garden. If you choose to plant them in pots you can plant any time between spring and fall. Photo source: Amazon The Casa Blanca is a beautiful outward-facing, blizzard white lily with a thin green starburst center.
Grows feet Grows best in full sun or partial shade Plant in spring and early summer. These lilies do not face up towards the sun as they are pendent. Mature bulbs can produce up to 20 blossoms per stem and will multiply to form clumps over the years. Blooms in early to mid-summer Grows feet tall Grows best in full sun or partial shade When flowering is complete you can cut back the leaves and stems after they have turned yellow Plant in fall or early spring in your garden.
If you choose to grow them in pots you can plant any time between spring and fall. Blooms in early to mid-summer and comes back every year Grows feet tall Grows best in full sun or partial shade Plant in the fall in your garden.
If you choose to grow in pots you can plant anytime between spring and fall. When flowering is complete you can cut back the leaves and stems after they have turned yellow. Blooms in early to mid to late summer and comes back every year Grows feet tall Grows best in full sun or partial shade Please note that these flowers can be toxic to cats Plant in the fall or early spring in your garden.
Dot com asiatic lilies can grow up to 8 inches wide and grow flowers per stem. Blooms in early to mid-summer Grows up to 3 feet tall Grows best in full sun or partial shade Please note that these flowers can be toxic to cats Plant in the fall or early spring in your garden. The Entertainer Oriental Lily can blossom up to 10 per stalk. Blooms in mid to late summer Grows up to 20 inches tall Grows best in full sun or partial shade Please note that these flowers can be toxic to cats Plant in the fall or early spring in your garden.
They are sure to brighten up any garden. Blooms in late spring to early summer Grows feet tall Grows best in full sun or partial shade Please note that these flowers can be toxic to cats Plant in early spring in your garden.
It is a stunning flower with dusty pink-red flowers that blend to cream around the edges. Blooms mid to late summer Grows up to 4 feet tall Grows best in full sun or partial shade Please note that these flowers can be toxic to cats Plant in spring or fall in a minimum of 3 bulbs.
It also has pale pink edges and a golden throat. Truly a stunning lily. Blooms mid to late summer Grows feet tall Grows best in full sun or partial shade Please note that these flowers can be toxic to cats Plant in spring or fall in a minimum of 3 bulbs.
Photo source: Wikimedia The Golden Splendor is an award-winning lily that is a vibrant golden yellow trumpet that faces outward and sort of downward with burgundy on the outside. It can produce clusters of blossoms per stem. Blooms mid to late summer Grows up to 4 feet tall Grows best in full sun or partial shade Please note that these flowers can be toxic to cats Plant in spring or fall in a minimum of 3 bulbs This plant is more drought tolerant than other lilies.
They also have an orange throat.
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