Re: lilies
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: lilies
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 02:56:12 EDT
In a message dated 5/11/1999 9:28:55 PM Central Daylight Time,
mrwill1@juno.com writes:
<< Why do my asiatic lilies live on and on for many years and multiply,
while the orientals disappear after 2 or three years? Both kinds are
growing in various spots-- some more sunny, some less, with adequate
moisture-- and surely the orientals could find a microclimate they like.
The asiatics like them all.
Just wondering.
Mary >>
Mary they need very good drainage in winter.
They will rot if they are wet in the fall/winter.
Use a lot of sand when planting them if you have moist soils or water a lot.
Dig the hole down about 12" deep and use a soil mix with fifty percent sand
and plant the bulbs 6-8" deep. they do not multiply like the Asiatics but
they do have more flowers as they age.
Also slugs do feed on the bulbs, so if you have a slug problem in your yard
you should control them.
Personally I like the trumpet type lilies my self, they are just a little
easier to grow but also need good drainage to grow well.
The best plants I have had have been those that have grown under the eves of
the house.
Paul
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