I love day lillies, and I have the perfect place for them at my new house. However, it's too cold now to dig it up and plant anything. Can I plant the bulbs in the next spring and still have them bloom the same year or do they need more time? Any tips for growing and caring for these flowers?
Thanks in advance! :)
2007-11-01 12:54:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
The best time to plant lillies is in the fall. It gives their root system time to winter over and develope a strong root ball. I've planted lilies in the spring and the fall .When I lived in New England I used to order then from catalogues and plant them in the spring and they would come up nicely. When we moved I had over 500 lilies of every variety. So easy to grow!
2007-11-01 13:04:13 · answer #1 · answered by Veritas 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fall is best no matter how cold the ground is (just harder on the people). But, any time will work for day lillies.
If plan to wait until spring . . I dug a trench & 'planted' a 1" cement 'wall' then on top I layed colored mini bricks for a border (the bricks were in the ground deep enough that the lawn mower goes over top of them). This way I 'trapped' the lillies from spreading into my lawn.
Tips for growing lillies. Bulbs buried with root side down. If got a few upside down - - it will take a little longer, but they will grow too. Freshly planted, water every day for a couple of weeks. They will take care of themselves.
There are people who insist on special dirt, add fertilizer, etc.. These plants will grown anyway. In fall, mow over them. or wait until spring & rake out the old leaves and stems. When there is a dry spell & we can't water anything but gardens, the lillies appear to die - - they will be back next year.
2007-11-01 20:42:42 · answer #2 · answered by Carole Q 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Daylillies are very hardy, and can usually be planted anytime. You can go ahead and plant them now, so they'll have well established root systems in the spring time. You may want to cover them over winter with a layer of mulch if you have very cold winters. Or you could simply wait til early next spring to put them into the ground.
2007-11-01 15:18:41 · answer #3 · answered by ~RedBird~ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can plant them anytime really. I love day lillies also and live in the midwest and I have planted them in the fall, spring and summer and they seem to do well. I usually miracle grow them once a week during the summer and even if you don't they seem to be a pretty hardy but very beautiful perennial.
2007-11-01 13:18:47 · answer #4 · answered by schell_75 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋