Re: I bought a Tiger lily at Home Depot
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- Subject: Re: [SG] I bought a Tiger lily at Home Depot
- From: P* H*
- Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 07:28:24 EDT
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In a message dated 04/01/2001 11:44:10 PM Central Daylight Time,
ECPep@AOL.COM writes:
> I have read all my life that this lily carries a virus that will infect and
> eventually destroy other species of lilies. Experience in my garden would
> confirm this. Asiatic lilies seem to go along for quite a few years with no
> sign of virus but orientals sicken and die in a two or three years -
> sometimes less. My garden has tiger lilies all over it and has for years so
> the progress is probably more rapid.
>
>
The old fashioned Tiger lily is a carrier of the vires and should not be
planted in the garden, I know that there have been efforts to develop clean
stock-but unless it is stated that it is virus free I would never plant or
dig up and move the orange tiger lilies.
Oriental lilies need very good drainage in the winter as already stated. I
use a lot of perlite in the soil were I plant my Orientals. A deep sandy
loam works well too.
If you have a lot of slugs-control them-they will eat on the stems and the
bulb.
Planting depth makes a difference too-6 inches for most types, if the bulbs
are too shallow they tend to fall apart and produce many smaller plants. So
plant deep-if the soil is very lose and soft - plant deeper.
Paul Henjum
Specialty Perennials
481 Reflection Road
Apple Valley
MN 55124
952-432-8673
Hardyplants.com
