How to grow lilies from a light bulb

Lilies are one of the most popular gardens and flower cutting gardens, and for good reason! These versatile bulbs are easy to grow, can be naturalized in the garden, and return every year. If you want to add these bulbs to your garden, here are some things you need to know about how to grow lilies.

Lilies are one of the most versatile summer bulbs. They come pretty well in any color under the rainbow, many have spotted and ombre colours. And the scent! Boy, when you get a fragrant variety, they won’t be disappointed.

Lilies are also one of the hardest summer bulbs, functioning as a perennial plant and naturalized in most planted gardens.

Lilies are so popular and vast that there is often considerable confusion about what makes up a lily. For example, the lilies of the valley, the lilies of Kanna, and the valley of Lily are not all true lilies (see here for more information about the lilies).

In this post, we cover what you need to know about growing true lilies and getting beautiful waves of colour each year.

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Meet the lily flowers

Few flowers are as bold and versatile as Lily. Summer bulbs tend to offer a splash of gorgeous colours, and lilies won’t be disappointed. They come in any color you can think of, sometimes in spotted patterns or contrasting colors.

Most lilies bloom from June to August, but some varieties can pile up flowers in May and September.

Lilies have been cultivated for thousands of years. Some of the first mentions of Yuri date back to 4,000 years ago. The Greeks especially loved lilies. It included a photograph of the ceramics.

Lily artifacts have been discovered in the ancient Minoan culture of Crete. It is also popular in China and Japan and has been used as a flower in dining room centerpieces for centres.

Lilies native to the Northern Hemisphere often grow naturally in mountainous regions. It grows best in zones 5-8, but has lilies that can handle zones in zone 3 and zone 9.

Lily Plants and Care Guide

Planting instructions

When planting lilies, your best bet is to follow the instructions on the package. There are many different varieties of lilies, so they all have slightly different planting instructions.

That being said, here are some general planting instructions you can follow. The lilies are true bulbs, with slightly rounded top shapes. Most lilies must be planted with their roots facing downward, resulting in a “pointy” depth of approximately 6 inches.

If you have multiple light bulbs planted, 12 inches apart. Mix the compost when planting.

Once the threat of frost has passed, lilies can be planted in the same way from early spring to mid-Autumn. If planting in the fall, isolate the bulbs during the winter and add a layer of mulch to control weeds.

Sunlight requirements

Lilies thrive in the perfect sun and ideally carry 6-8 hours of direct sunlight. When they have too much shade, they are searching for it, spinning it, and falling in the process.

Yuri likes to have cold feet. Another name, they want shade on the bottom half of the stem. To do this, make sure you have some ground cover plants that either protect the lily base or place other short annuals around the base.

Lilies also act the same way and go back the following year, so they combine very well with perennials. I really love them with the ferns!

water

There are often drained soil-like lilies, as water trapped underneath the surface can rot the bulbs. If the soil is bad, it’s a good idea to improve mixing with compost.

When lily bulbs appear in spring, you can start watering them. I only suck water when the spring drought is pronounced. Otherwise, you’ll get enough water for the lily to do well on your own.

soil

In addition to requiring good drainage, lilies are not too noisy about their soil. Most will prefer acid to neutral soils, but there are several notable varieties that prefer alkaline soils, such as Madonna lilies. You can follow these instructions to run a pH test in your garden.

There is no need to fertilize lilies planted in the garden. Just add a layer of compost on top of the soil here and there are all your lily needs for nutrients.

Plant lilies in the pot

Lilies are known to grow very well in pots. Of course, the pot must be large enough to accommodate the lilies. Especially because they planted about 6 inches deep. Pots 12-16 inches tall are good…and don’t forget anything with drain holes!

I use my own potted soil mix on my container plants and add fertilizer every two weeks during the growing season.

Plant only low-growing lily cultivars in the pot, especially if they are in windy areas. Store under varieties below 30 inches tall. Many Asian varieties are suitable for pots.

Use lilies as cut flowers

Depending on the type you grow, you can have lilies from June to August. Of the many lilies, Asianittic, Oriental and lylium longiflorum (Easter lilies) are some of the more popular cut flowers.

Asian lilies bloom first. They are the most common lilies commercially grown for cut flowers, as they grow upwards and really stand out in bouquets.

Oriental lilies are very fragrant and are known for easily filling the room with a single floral scent. They also make some of the most spectacular lily flowers.

Lilies are long-lasting cut flowers and are known to bloom in a vase for up to 10 days.

When cutting flowers from the garden, cut them off when the buds are colored and the flowers at the bottom of the stem begin to open.

Lily pollen is messy and can stain tables and counters. Therefore, once the lilies are in bloom, use tissue to remove or block out pollen.

Note: Lilies and cats

Once upon a time I had the most spectacular lilies. The gorgeous “black beauty” (above) was given to me as a bulb by a dear friend. She was so happy in my yard that she grew into a mammoth that must have come close to 10 feet high on Prime.

But unfortunately I had to dig into them all.

But why do you ask? Well, that’s because my family expanded to include this guy.

If you don’t have a cat in my handsome clothes yet, it’s magic. Lilies are very toxic to cats. Skinning pollen on the fur can lead to serious illness.

So, just as I liked those beautiful lilies, I love magic more. It’s time to say goodbye to my lily arch. See how much pollen there is on the lilies!

I couldn’t implant her until the end of my growing season, so I had to go out every day and grab some pollen from the stem in the first year I cast my spell. I praised Yuri every day, knowing that she would not be in the yard next year.

She’s now gone and has a new home, but I still have an affinity for Yuri. Whenever I see them in the passing garden, I always stop to admire them. I grow it again in my garden, just like I did in the decade before I kept a cat.

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