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Talkback: How to grow lily of the valley

gardengnome2gardengnome2 Posts: 3
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Help ! i have loads of leaves and very few flowers. What am i doing wrong?

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  • 78949826287894982628 Posts: 2
    Could I grow twelve Lily of the Valley bulbs in a large pot and keep it from year to year?
  • Gardening GrandmaGardening Grandma Posts: 1,746

    I once had a garden where lily of the valley had become a weed. But, then, I suppose weeding is just part of gardening, the process of choosing which plants one chooses to allow in one's garden.

    I have read that it is best to plant them where their roots are confined and they can't spread too much and that they do fine in pots. i have no personal experience of this. They like moist soil and don't mind quite deep shade, but also survive in sun.

  • 78949826287894982628 Posts: 2
    Ok thanx for that ....I will plant some in a large urn and just leave them undisturbed and see what happens
  • JOY20JOY20 Posts: 1
    when is it best to transplant in from another garden plse?
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,326

    My lily of the valley is having a sulky year - like yours, gardengnome2.  Lots of leaves but few flowers.  Haven't done anything different with it so I've no idea why.  I'll hope for better things next year I think!

    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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