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Posted by kaali_maali 5 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 15, 09 at 10:07
This weekend, I dug a hole 6 inch away from my existing lily plant(leaves, stalk everything has died of this one) to plant a daylily plant. When I was putting the soil back into the hole, my hand ran over something soft and I turned and I saw something pure white, I got scared thinking it is some kind of ground animal. I looked closer and found it was lily clump of small thick, succulent fan or cloves. I hurriedly covered it with soil but I am worried, how much I should cover the soil on top of it and how much mulch should I add to save this huge crown like thing? I definitely want it to live and bloom next spring.
Thank you for your advice!
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RE: Lily crown exposed!
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| Lily bulbs should be planted at a depth of 2 to 3 times the height of the bulb. A 2 inch bulb should be planted with about 4-6 inches of soil above it. Lilies have contractile roots so they'll pull themselves deeper into the soil as they grow. Your lily should be fine. |
RE: Lily crown exposed!
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- Posted by brit5467 Z7 -VA/NC border/coa (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 27, 09 at 12:04
| I'm not "lily savvy" but mine have been growing for 5 summers now and I've noticed that they seem to heave themselves up closer to the surface each summer. I guess due to bulb production. But I've not had any problems with them growing or blooming due to that. But they do start to lean over very badly. Just FYI so you don't get stuck like I did, once you start producing more stalks from that same bulb, before it gets too crowded, check with the experts on here about when to dig and divide. I didn't do anything the past 5 years and really regret it. I started out with only 12 bulbs of 6 different varieties and just recently dug them all up due to overcrowding and must now have over 100+ !!! It was a real JOB and not a fun one, at that. Plus, I've no way of knowing what is what as far as color. It's a big mess. Happy Gardening!
Bonnie |
RE: Lily crown exposed!
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| Was it an Asiatic lily? They are known for this. When I first saw this I thought they had heaved too. New bulbs often grow right on top of the mother bulb, and can keep on stacking up until they break the surface. I dug up one last fall where the bulb had gotten a "tan" from being exposed to the sun; it was a white lily, with burgundy speckles, and the "tan" was rosy looking. I dug it up and found a softball sized clump of bulbs, still with the old stem in the middle and the mother on the bottom. This lily had only been in the ground 3 years! With the old stem still inside it was easy to see where to break them apart. One bulb had become 8. Some varieties are very prolific, but those are all asiatics. Wish I could sell some of my Asiatic "production". Orientals, Trumpets, their crosses and species grow MUCH slower. |
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