Hummer in the Tiger Lillies!
Konrad..just outside of Edmonton Alberta
8 years ago
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Konrad..just outside of Edmonton Alberta
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new tiger lilly bulbs sprouting.
Comments (1)Usually they are planted quite deeply so the soil insulates them from summer heat. That way they don't wither away to nothing in one season. You can plant them in biggish containers which would give them about eight inches of root room and four inches or so of cover. Be prepared to check them over each year because the bulbs multiply quite quickly and they run out of both room and food. (Hungry feeders.) In the garden they make lovely patches of colour but they're probably best at the back of a border so they can act as a green background to other plants in front when they finish flowering. Do 'mark the spot' as they are very easy to stab when weeding or working around them. They appreciate liquid fertiliser as they're growing. Half-strength weekly, if you have to water often. They don't do well if they dry out....See MoreWANTED: single tiger lillies
Comments (0)Want to trade for orange tiger lillies single perfered but would also consider doubles.I have water hyacinths, old fashion sweetly scented red rose cuttings, aloe vera pups, yuckas among other things. Thank you...See MoreTiger Lillys
Comments (4)Growing things in a container - like an old washtub - is NOT the same as growing things in the ground. First, you need to make sure you have excellent drainage - above all else, bulbs (including lily bulbs) require excellent drainage. That means lots of drainage holes in the base of the tub, NO gravel (this impedes rather aids drainage) and the MG moisture control potting soil would not be my first choice. Too fine a texture and holds way too much moisture. You want something with a much coarser, barkier texture. Plants grown in a container using a soil-less potting mix do not have access to normal soil nutrients - the grower must provide everything! I like to use a slow release fertilizer like Osmocote when first potting up and supplement with any kind of liquid (fish emulsion, MG, Schultz, etc) during the growing season. Don't use compost in the container. It is too heavy and too dense in texture also and will not provide sufficient nutrient value. And we are talking about Lillium lancifolium (syn. tigrinium) here, are we not, and not what are also called ditch lilies, Hemerocallis fulva?...See MoreTiger Lillys
Comments (6)I'm curious if you may mean the orange day lilies ("ditch lilies"). My mom and great aunt called them tiger lilies. I believe it's a common name for them in some areas. They're also not natives, but escaped cultivation in a lot of places. They are aggressive spreaders. We have them all over here. I added a link to the Wikipedia entry for them. Here is a link that might be useful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemerocallis_fulva...See More
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