when is the best time of year to dig up orange Lillie's and plant them in tubs so that they bloom in July?

Question

the bulbs have been planted for a few years and have roughly 12 stalks per bulb they bloom in June but ideally would prefer them to bloom in July

Answer 1

Lily bulbs (lilium) don't actually take too well too being moved, but if your determined to move them then do it early spring, plant in large pots incorporating well rotted manure into the compost.
If you are referring to Hemerocallis (day lily) then you can move or divide the plant now or in the spring, dig the plant out of the ground, push two forks into the centre of the plant back to back and push them together to tease the plant apart, re-plant , do not allow the roots to dry out.

Answer 2

like the others mentioned depart the Lillies. After the Gladiolas have died off. Fall time. Sept/Oct. maximum individuals dig them up and placed them in shavings over the iciness with a solid dusting of dusting powder to maintain them from going undesirable. they ought to be placed the place they gained't freeze. My dad who's in a hotter climate that would not get too chilly for the period of the iciness merely places an exceptionally solid straw mulch over his for the iciness and that they arrive returned large the subsequent 3 hundred and sixty 5 days. The backyard lady

Answer 3

You can't delay blooming. If you want July blooming lilies, choose and plant varieties that bloom in July

Asiatic lilies bloom in June, hybrids bloom in early/mid July and Oriental lilies bloom in late July/August.

Answer 4

You can't really get them to bloom when you want them to - Mother nature takes care of that, with help from the weather, water and feed. Now is a good time to dig them up and replant them. I find that my lillies are better if I let them get pot bound.

Answer 5

Now is the best time to dig them up.