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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2007 7:32:04 GMT
Love lilies and love the smell and if Mr Catty wants to try his luck in the garden then that's up to him.
My tub of late yellow ones last autumn really brightened up the garden. Don't suppose they'll be late this year though. ;D
I did try cutting the stamens but they just looked odd, so am leaving them alone this year.
Oriental Muscadet was a fave last year too.
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Feb 2, 2007 15:36:26 GMT
I'VE BOUGHT AFRICAN QUEEN....................... ;D...............3 of them  |
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Post by Chuckles on Feb 2, 2007 15:56:49 GMT
Your forgiven for those coz I've got some ;D  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2007 16:56:49 GMT
Wonderful flower.
I have at least 15 different varieties growing in pots and another 8 mixed varieties plus at least another 10 different varieties growing directly in the soil.
I usually buy a minimum of about 4 new varieties each year.
Tried growing Cardiocrinum from seed for many years but no success yet although a pot I sowed 12-24 months ago has a lily like seedling just begining to emerge.
If a cat decides to come into the garden, gets covered in pollen and dies after licking itself clean then tough.
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Post by Chuckles on Feb 2, 2007 17:07:46 GMT
Oooh toadspawn thats wicked ;D ;D Never tried Lillies from seed but have done a few from scales, reasonably sucessful. Takes a couple of years before they are mature enough to flower, seeds must seem to take forever. It's exciting and a challenge trying these things though  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2007 17:20:03 GMT
Anyone ever noticed on Eastenders if anyone ever has a bouquet of flowers there are usually huge white trumpet lilies in them? They look lovely, they all look lovely but I wouldn't bother having them -I think the anticipation of waiting for those fat buds to burst into something wonderful is always an anticlimax. And then puff and it's all over.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2007 17:26:06 GMT
I have just bought
Longiflorum Lillies(white)
Stargazer Lillies
Asiatic Lillies(red)
These are to be planted in the ground, I do have some in pots too and would also like to put these in the ground to.
Sara:)
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Post by Chuckles on Feb 2, 2007 18:02:31 GMT
Hi Sara Seems we have an outbreak of Lily madness ;D I would put the ones you have in pots in the ground. Make a hole slightly bigger and about 4" deeper than your pot size. Put a 2" mixer 50/50 of gravel and compo in the bottom for drainage, carefully tip the pot out trying not to break the compo. Pop them in and cover them with some more compo or gdn soil firming lightly . |
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