Re: I bought a Tiger lily at Home Depot

How does one get RID of lilies?  These are old crankers (all straight
orange) and seem to require serious digging to dispell. Some of my gardens
are not conducive to rampant digging.

Thanks,
Diann

-----Original Message-----
From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU]On Behalf Of
Paul Henjum
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 6:28 AM
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
Subject: Re: [SG] I bought a Tiger lily at Home Depot


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
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