Can i plant lilies in spring

Can I plant lilies in Spring? Email Save Comment 3. Sort by: Oldest. Newest Oldest. Like Save. Related Discussions What can I plant for privacy? I suggest that you go to the library and spend a couple of hours with garden design books. You have to decide how to compromise between easy upkeep, nice flowers, total privacy versus some openness in winter, a monolithic look or a variety of plants. For sure you want shrubs of some sort.

Planting is the easy part, designing is harder, maintenance can be a joy or a chore depending on your make-up. Another avenue is to contact a local nursery to see if they provide design services. Often they will do so if you purchase the plants from them. However, even with such a service you should investigate the suggested plants so that you don't end up with something that has to be pruned several times a year to keep it in bounds or that will take twenty years to provide privacy.

Very early spring flowering native plant - Prairie Smoke Q. Those with colorful flowers depend on pollinators such as bees, butterflies, moths, and other insects and birds for fertilization and do not put pollen in the air.

Plants with uncolorful i. These are the species that are contributing to your allergies. So, don't listen to those commercials for allergy products that show people sneezing around colorful flowers.

They just don't put pollen in the air. When planning your garden try to plant lower-growing perennials in front of your lilies to make up for the bare spot that will be left in the garden. If you can list all the colors of the rainbow you more or less have listed all the colors that lilies bloom in. While saying lilies are available in every color of the rainbow may be a slight exaggeration.

Lilies are known for their colorful array of blooms that often have spots, stripes or more than one color per bloom. They really do come in every color of the rainbow except green and blue. Certain types of lilies such as Oriental Lilies are generally pink, yellow, white or salmon. Asiatic Lilies tend to come in a bolder array of colors like scarlet red, orange, yellow, deep purple, and hot pink.

Whatever your favorite color scheme is a lily that will fit in well with your garden. An advantage to planting lilies in spring is the large variety of lily cultivars and varieties that are available from retailers like Holland Bulb Farms and Tulip World. Most lilies have common similarities that unite them as a group of flowers. However, some grow taller than others, some are fragrant and some only bloom in a limited number of colors. Find out more below about the differences between the different types of lilies.

Oriental Lilies are showy and fragrant. It is common to see Oriental Lilies in cut flower bouquets and arrangements. The blooms of Oriental Lilies face outward from the position on the flower stem.

Oriental Lilies are also available as a double flowering variety that has a double set of petals. Double Oriental Lilies similar to traditional Oriental Lilies are also fragrant. The stamens on Oriental Lilies are covered in pollen. Be careful when smelling Oriental Lilies as the pollen can leave a temporary mark on skin and clothing. Oriental Lilies bloom in a more limited array of colors. You can find various shades of pink, white, gold and even salmon. Some varieties of Oriental Lilies such as Muscadet Oriental Lil y have numerous spots on the flowers.

You will not find purple, or orange blooms on Oriental Lilies. Lilies should be planted where they can get full sun or at least half day sun.

In hot climates they appreciate being shaded from afternoon heat. Give Lilies Room to Shine. The plants produce only a small amount of foliage and all of it is right on the stem. For healthy growth and good flower production, make sure the plants have enough room around them so sunlight can reach their stems and leaves.

Lilies look best when they are planted in clusters of 3 or more bulbs. Put some all-purpose fertilizer in the bottom of the hole and mix it around to disperse.

Lilies also grow well in pots. Plant 3 bulbs per 2-gallon pot. Plan Ahead for Cut Flowers. Lilies look beautiful in a vase. Place one lily bulb flat side down and pointy end up on top of the compost then cover with more to the top of the pot, firm it down and water using a can with a rose spout.

Alternatively, use a pot twice as big and plant three lily bulbs in an equidistant triangle — not too near the edge of the pot — and you will have an even more spectacular display.

The bulbs should be planted two and half times the size of the bulb below the surface, so in a larger pot you may need to fill with compost slightly higher than half way. You can add tomato feed when you water, but if you have already added slow release feed this should not be necessary.