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Lillies not flowering.

SillyTillySillyTilly Posts: 32
edited June 2018 in Plants
I bought an Asiatic lily with 3 stems and only one has bloomed (3 flowers) and an oriental lily and none has bloomed.  I potted them up into a bigger pot when I bought them using run of the mill compost. Been watering them when its been very warm.  The oriental one had green "buds" but it's been like that for ages and the info tag says June, July, August flowering.
Asiatic lily.
oriental lilyAsiatic lily close up.Just wondering, do you think this one had flowered before I bought it?  Though there was no sign of flowers.  Looks like it's had flowers cut off.

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  • LauraRoslinLauraRoslin Posts: 496
    Those stems do look like they have been cut at the base.   
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  • JellyfireJellyfire Posts: 1,139
    Looks very much like it’s flowered to me. When you deadhead them they snap at the base like that 
  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    I concur with what others say, already flowered and been snapped off. The other one with the big green buds will flower, just that it takes a while before they open. Lilies are heavy feeders so a good liquid tomato feed will do them good. 

    Did you buy them in the green (potted and already growing) ? Personally i have found it more successful to grow them from bulbs. You have more say in how they are raised then  :) just have a good look and feel of the packet to make sure the bulbs are firm and not rotted. Towards the end of the season they are often sold off cheaply.




  • SillyTillySillyTilly Posts: 32
    Yes they were already growing when I bought them.  The card says they flower from may-aug so how come more buds are not forming? Should I give this one a feed too? 
  • IamweedyIamweedy Posts: 1,364
    I see what you mean. They look very healthy but what the heck happened to your flowers? No  reason they will not flower next year though. A good feed of bonemeal will do them good.



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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It's because they're young plants. They won't keep flowering till August when they're still immature. It takes a couple of years till they get to that point - and they'll need repotted or planted into the ground well before that. The pots they're in won't be big enough. 
    The flowering time [as well as heights and widths ] refers to the eventual time, height, spread etc.
    I've never really had lilies flowering in August, but it will depend on where you are and your own growing conditions.  :)
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  • SillyTillySillyTilly Posts: 32
    The Oriental Lily actually started forming new buds a few days after I posted so hopefully I'll get a few more.  The Asiatic one still hasn't flowered, but the buds are getting bigger.  Hopefully that's a good sign too. (No close up cos its raining) 
  • LauraRoslinLauraRoslin Posts: 496
    Oh you've got rain!  I'm so envious.
    I wish I was a glow worm
    A glow worm's never glum
    Cos how can you be grumpy
    When the sun shines out your bum!
  • SillyTillySillyTilly Posts: 32
    It's only the 2nd time since about May!  ItsI welcome to stay a while.
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