Re: lilies

Bingo,  Paul. That's my problem with many perennials in my heavy clay
soil, and I usually fix the soil for the plants that need it. Didn't
realize orientals were one of them.

		Thanks,
		Mary, MO zone 6

> 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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