It really needs more light than it is getting, that is one reason why the stems are so thin, they are reaching out trying to get to it. Light actually slows down the speed of growth so that plants grow stronger, and too much heat too soon also makes them spindly unless they are tropical plants. If there is no way you can grow it outdoors, then you will just have to do the best you can. Keep it coolish, give it as much sunlight as possible and feed it, but support the stems so they don't bend too much.
It is in the office at the moment, it is south facing window, hope the weather turn better later, it will get more light.
Ally b - what feed did you give? Sounds as if there was a lack of light.
Agree with you Buttercup, they need a lot of light 6 to 8 hours a day its said so should be outside really.
I haven't fed this pot yet, I only fed another lily pot last year with the same case. I hope the weather get better later the plant will get more light.
I grow this in a pot outdoors. I have just been to check on it and it has survived this horrible winter. I live in SW Scotland.
Yours would need hardening off, so set it outside and bring it in at night until frost has passed. It will do better with more light as others have said, but it is a tough plant, and very beautiful.
Do you get several stems like mine? Or just one stem ?
Several stems from originally one bulb means they are offsets, either stem bulbils or scales from the original bulb which have become detached, which are the main ways lilies propagate themselves. They will take a few years to grow into flowering size bulbs. If a much thicker stem doesn't emerge in a couple of weeks it may mean the old bulb has died and you will need to nurture these baby bulbs for about 3 years, letting them naturally die back in the winter. Potted lily bulbs can only really be displayed indoors for a few weeks (obviously during flowering) - the rest of the time they need to be outdoors. and may even require a cold period to trigger them into flowering.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
I had three stems last year, about three ft tall and just under an inch in diameter. I had a tug at them today, but they are not ready to come away yet. I can see a couple of extra shoots, so maybe more this year.
They got a nice topping with fresh compost today for being such a good lily over winter.
Several stems from originally one bulb means they are offsets, either stem bulbils or scales from the original bulb which have become detached, which are the main ways lilies propagate themselves. They will take a few years to grow into flowering size bulbs. If a much thicker stem doesn't emerge in a couple of weeks it may mean the old bulb has died and you will need to nurture these baby bulbs for about 3 years, letting them naturally die back in the winter. Potted lily bulbs can only really be displayed indoors for a few weeks (obviously during flowering) - the rest of the time they need to be outdoors. and may even require a cold period to trigger them into flowering.
I had another lily with multiple flowers in 2016, last year it came back with new flowers, when it died, I just left it in the cold and hoped they would come back this year, I repotted it too, but I checked it recently, it looked no sign of life to me, so I dumped it... most of the time the plant was indoor, maybe that's why shortened its life 👀
I had three stems last year, about three ft tall and just under an inch in diameter. I had a tug at them today, but they are not ready to come away yet. I can see a couple of extra shoots, so maybe more this year.
They got a nice topping with fresh compost today for being such a good lily over winter.
I believe to plant lilies in the garden is much stronger and long life😎
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I hope the weather get better later the plant will get more light.
They got a nice topping with fresh compost today for being such a good lily over winter.