How to Care for Lily

The lily is a beautiful flower with a pleasant fragrance, loved by gardeners, florists or anyone who loves scent or beauty. Lily is a flower that can withstand harsh conditions, is easy to grow and easy to care for. The following article will guide you on how to plant lilies and help them thrive in the years to come.

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How to Grow Lily

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Find a suitable location. Ideally, a spot in your garden with good drainage and plenty of sun.

To find a location with good drainage, look for the part of the garden that dries out the fastest after a rain. If you don’t have a specific location, plant flowers in a sloping garden area and let gravity help drain your plants.
Choose a location where you can get at least half a day of sunlight. If left too long in the shade, the lily will face the sun and be noticeably bent. Ideally, the location should be able to receive full sun all day.
The leaves of the lily plant can be attacked by spider webs if the planting location is not ideal. While this fungus can be good for some wine grapes, it can also reduce the amount of space for leaves to grow, thereby reducing the amount of sugar needed to produce new flower pots.

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Plant bulbs as soon as you bring them home. The lily bulbs are now ready to plant, and also need a thin film to cover them to prevent them from drying out. ^{[1] X Research Sources} .

Plant bulbs as soon as possible after bringing them back, the better the flower will grow. If you can’t plant it right away, store it in a cool, dark place (For example, your refrigerator, as long as you keep the temperature above freezing) ^{[2] X Source research} . This is to prevent the tuber from sprouting because once it has sprouted, you will have to plant it immediately.
Plant in the fall or early winter so the flowers can bloom in the spring. You can also plant flowers in the spring so they bloom later in the year. In the spring of next year, the flower tree will bloom again as usual.

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Digging holes. Lilies love sunlight, but the bulbs need to be kept cool throughout the summer. Dig a hole about 10 to 15 cm deep and remember that the deeper the better – so not only is the bulb protected from the hot summer, but the stem is also supported to grow.

Plant flowers at a reasonable distance. If you are going to plant many lilies at once, keep the distance between the plants to be 15 cm so that they do not block each other’s sunlight.
Dig up the soil at the bottom of the hole, then sprinkle some bone meal on the bottom, place the lily bulbs in and cover with soil.
Water immediately. This will help keep the moist soil in contact with the roots and stimulate growth.

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Add a protective layer of mulch. If a cold winter is coming, put a protective layer on top of the plant to protect the young shoots.

Trumpet lilies are the most vulnerable to frost.
Make sure your mulch is free of snails. Snails love to nibble on the young shoots that are growing on your flowering plants.

Proper Care of Lily

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Chemical fertilizers for plants. When the lily plant has just sprouted its first shoots, apply a well-balanced chemical fertilizer. Lilies are tolerant of extremes and don’t need too much fertilizer. In fact, applying too much nitrogen can weaken the roots and in hot and humid weather can also cause the flower bulbs to rot.

Fertilize when the plant first sprouts and reapply after about 1 month.

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Water the flowers only when necessary. Lilies usually don’t need a lot of water, so you should water them only when needed.

Varieties of Asian lilies, Trumpets and Orienpets bloom in hot and dry climates, as long as the plant is provided with enough water.
Oriental flowers need watering throughout the summer, as they only bloom from August onwards.
Adding a new layer of root protection will help keep the bulbs cool throughout the summer and reduce the plant’s water needs.

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Protect the tree from freezing. During the winter months, cover the flower bed with straw or green twigs to keep the lily bulbs from freezing.

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Prune lily plants. During the blooming season, prune the dead flowers and keep at least two-thirds of the stem intact to keep the flower healthy for many years to come.

Advice

If brown spots appear on the leaves, the flower plant may have been infected with spider web fungus, which usually occurs in cool or wet weather. You can get rid of them by spraying the leaves with a fungicide for roses, which can be purchased at nurseries or garden supply stores.
If you want to cut flowers, cut only 1/3 of the stem and leave most of the stem to ensure that the bulbs will continue to receive nutrients and can provide a beautiful bloom next year.
Lilies can be planted at any time of the year, as long as the soil is not too hard. The first year the flowers may bloom a bit late, but in later years you can expect the lilies to bloom around June.
For optimal drainage, make flower beds out of potting soil. The flower bed should be at least 13 cm above the ground and large enough to grow flowers according to the above instructions. This method is especially effective if you plan to plant your lilies in a location that is difficult to drain or takes a long time to dry out after rain.

Warning

Regularly check the trunk for bugs while the plant is growing. The nutrient-packed young shoots are very vulnerable to insect attack and if not taken care of, the lily will die before it can flower.

Things you need

Tubers of lilies
Garden shovel
Plant cover (for cold weather)
Fertilizer
Soil for potted plants (optional)

Steps

How to Grow Lily

Proper Care of Lily

Advice

Warning

Things you need

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