What To Do To Make Lilies Bloom Magnificently?

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

The prosperous and abundant flowering of many garden lilies beloved by many is due to a number of factors - this is the composition of the soil, and the correctly chosen planting site, and regular and timely watering with top dressing, and some other points. But if you initially provide the lilies with competent cultivation and appropriate care, then they will really bloom for a long time and very beautifully! What should you pay attention to in caring for these gorgeous flowers?

Site requirements

Lilies do equally well in sunny areas and in the shade, but in both cases it is important to try to avoid extremes: flowers growing in overly shaded areas begin to stretch very strongly, which entails the need to tie them up. So it is better to immediately tie the plants growing in the shade to the pegs previously stuck into the ground (while it is important to try not to damage the bulbs with them!), Otherwise the lilies may simply fall to the ground under the weight of the formed flowers. The specimens growing in moderate sun do not feel any need for a garter, since they themselves grow quite powerful.

But if the lilies are planted directly under the scorching rays of the sun, then in the absence of abundant watering, they will dry out, wither and fade very quickly. That is why it is necessary to choose areas for planting these flowers in which they will feel as comfortable as possible. Ideally, lilies in the morning should be unimpeded by the sun's rays, and in this case they are watered only in the evenings - this is necessary in order to protect the leaves of beautiful plants from burns.

Care features

In no case should the soil become overmoistened, much less stagnant moisture. If the lilies were planted on clay soil, then it is imperative to provide for good drainage - if this is not done, the roots of the bulbs will begin to slowly rot, and one can only dream of the flowering of beautiful lilies. However, a moisture deficit for lilies is also extremely undesirable - in this case, the flowers will be curved and very small.

Fresh manure will also become a serious obstacle to the lush flowering of beauties of lilies - in every possible way stimulating the active development of green mass, at the same time it will very much harm the bulbs.

What will be the key to lush flowering?

In order for lilies to bloom beautifully and magnificently, they need temperatures up to thirty degrees Celsius, a bright sun in the morning, regular loosening (especially when crusts or cracks appear on the soil surface) and weeding, systematic top dressing with high-quality mineral fertilizers (both potash and phosphorus), as well as more intensive watering during the planting of buds (while not forgetting that different varieties of lilies need different watering).

Also, in the first year of lilies' life, they need to cut off all the buds, even if they are very, very sorry. Such a cardinal approach in some way will help the bulbs to stock up for the future with the vital forces they need in the future, and already next season the beautiful lily will certainly thank you with a huge number of large luxurious flowers! If you do not cut these flowers into the house in order to put them in a vase, but leave them to bloom right in the garden, the bulbs will gradually become even larger, and after the season the lilies will bloom even more abundantly!

And when the beautiful flowers have faded, caring for them is minimized. The most important thing is to remove all dried flowers in a timely manner so that the lilies do not have to spend their energy on ripening the seeds, and also feed the plants with potash and phosphorus fertilizers for the last time. As for watering, they should be increased at this time - thanks to them, the lily bulbs will be able to finally get stronger and accumulate the nutrients they need for a long winter!