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What to do with this lily

Steve 309Steve 309 Posts: 2,753
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My aged mother was given a potted 'Asian Scented Lily' in a pot back in September.  The flowers (which, apparently, were white) have died (and now been removed) and it was put out on a sunny balcony and not watered.  The compost was bone dry and the roots are very pot-bound but most of the leaves still look pretty healthy.  No sign of lily beetles (yet).

I've removed the few dead leaves and put it in a sink of water to try and moisten the compost:

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 As you may see, it has a new shoot at the base of one of the old stems.

What do I do with it now?  Pot on?  Plant outside? Compost?  Feed it to the nearest cat? image

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  • Steve 309Steve 309 Posts: 2,753

    I could, but will that make them flower next year?  Anyway, they're not in a field!

    (What if I put them on an old-fashioned record player?)

  • Steve 309Steve 309 Posts: 2,753

    But seriously, folks...... what do I do with it?

  • Steve 309Steve 309 Posts: 2,753

    I suppose I could gild them.  But that would be...

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,140

    Lyn's OH could help you with that Steve, that's his forté

     

    But what I would do is water it occasionally and just let it die down then put the pot in a quiet corner.  In the spring pot it up again in some fresh compost and cross your fingers (oh, and inspect for and squidge Lily beetles in the spring and summer)..  That's what we do and they flower every summer. image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Steve 309Steve 309 Posts: 2,753

    That sounds like a plan, Miss M.  And that link's helpful too, Pansy.

    Thanks, as ever image

    What about gliding?

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    That would be this Steve....

    http://i1331.photobucket.com/albums/w595/fairygirl55/DSCF1178_zpsqcx1cjgt.jpg

     oh, and I do the same as Dove with the lilies image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Steve 309Steve 309 Posts: 2,753

    ...er...

    image

  • Steve 309Steve 309 Posts: 2,753

    And, what about the ravens, too?

  • Bonsai-MarcBonsai-Marc Posts: 444

    as dove said

    But what I would do is water it occasionally and just let it die down then put the pot in a quiet corner.  In the spring pot it up again in some fresh compost and cross your fingers (oh, and inspect for and squidge Lily beetles in the spring and summer)..  That's what we do and they flower every summer. image

      i got a cheap 50p plant from B&Q last year, end of season, half dead, dried out and not much leaves. I just left in garden.  this year it shot up large and flowered well  
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