Re: Oriental Lilies
- Subject: Re: Oriental Lilies
- From: M* T*
- Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 23:54:28 -0400
If it was in flower when you received it, I would imagine the
browning of the petals indicates that the flowers are over. As
Claire said, they only flower once and the flowering period is
generally no longer than a couple of weeks; flowers do not all open
at one time and some fade before others.
If you want to keep it in a pot, you need to feed it with something
like Osmacote or Peters or Miracle Grow and make sure the soil does
not dry out.
If you have a garden, you can plant it out. Give it good drainage
and light. I don't know where you are; if in the north, you can
probably put it in full sun; farther south, light shade or morning
sun. They like good, organic, rich soil that stays moist but drains
well.
In my garden, lilies are vole food after a year or so, so I grow them
in half whisky barrels where they last a good number of years. If
you have voles or deer, best keep it in a large pot; sink the pot in
the ground for winter as they need a cold period and haul it out in
spring; repot and enjoy.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Kerri L Starr <jktmstarr@juno.com>
>
> Help! I received a beautiful Oriental Lily as a gift and have no
idea
> how to care for it. The petals are turning brown one by one.
Thanks,
> Kerri
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