Monday, January 30, 2012

Will my lilies grow more flowers?

I live in Spain and a few months ago I planted some beautiful orange lilies in pots to decorate my terrace.



The flowers lasted several weeks before dying.



Do I have to cut off the remaining stems?



Will I get more flowers this year?



I have been watering them everyday and using fertalizer once a week.



Am I doing anything wrong?

Will my lilies grow more flowers?
Looking at the Royal Horticultural Society's Encyclopedia of plants and flowers... no they won't flower again this year... you need to leave them intact though and they may produce what are known as bulblets which you can use to produce new plants for next year,you will find these in the leaf axils(the point where the leaf grows out from the stem)..

As for watering and feeding you appear to be doing nothing wrong.
Reply:I dont have a lot of knowledge of Lillies, but I always cut mine down after flowering. They only flower once a year, but they do multiply each year and after 2/3 years, I take them up and divide up the bulbs and replant them.



I am only telling you what I do, I hope I havent told you anything wrong.
Reply:Asiatic or Oriental Lilies (Lilium) only bloom for a short time once a year. In Michigan, USA, which has cool summers and cold winters, we suggest full sun to part shade for this plant.



The plant grows from a bulb and once the flowers have finished, you may cut off the just the seed pods, if any, to groom them. You need to leave the leafy parts standing until they begin to go dormant. Once the leaves and stems begin to turn yellow and brown, you can cut them down to soil level and wait until next year. If these plants are still in pots, you can plant them directly in the ground now which will save you a lot of time and maintenance trying to keep the dormant bulb from drying out and cooking in the pot, or rotting from too much water, all summer.



Generally the plants will increase in size and number of flowering stems each year if they are happy in the location they are planted. Some direct sun, and fertile, well drained soil with average water works well in Michigan. If you are watering every day I would caution you that it could be too much water. In additon I would not be fertilizing overmuch after the bloom because the plant needs to go dormant at some point. If the leaves on the plants you have are small and a pale, or light green, the color could indicate the need for food. If not, I would be cautious with application of fertilizer as well.
Reply:A womans lillies blossom only once in a lifetime. Usually bettween the ages of 10 and 14. With todays modern medicine and little surgery a woman can blossom later on in life and become very buxom even still.
Reply:Hi...I have the same orange lillies....unfortunately the flowers dont last very long,and they only flower once per year.they dont like strong sunshine and need partial shade.....water well and only feed whilst in flower....mine came back every year for 5 years but this year they havnt shown at all.....good luck.
Reply:once a year, have some now just blooming, could try to extend by planting bulbs at different soil depths/shade/locations as my neighbour has more sun and hers peaked before mine .

or you could try emulating the tricks garden shows use (make think is certain time of year) and exhaust them

leave stems, the seed pod in a few years (if planted) will make more flowers, also dig up bulbs and take 'flakes' off, they will procreate too. PS%26gt;beware of red beetles!!!
Reply:The plant should'nt expose to direct Sun and it needs plenty of water.


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