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Lilys growing already?

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  • West Midlands, and mine are 4 or 5 inches tall (asiatic lilies) in pots.

    I want to get them out of their pots and into the ground, can I do this now? Or should I wait until after they have flowered? 

    Pat.

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    I haven't been to look at mine to see if they've appeared yet. I'm not sure there's anything sprouting yet - they're in a pot and I haven't noticed, but that may be becasue I haven't looked properly. 

    Nature allows things to speed up or slow down according to the changing weather, so don't worry too much sevbrown. They'll still flower - enjoy them - whether it's a bit early or at the usual time  image

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



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • StevedaylillyStevedaylilly Posts: 1,102

    Pat

    They are hardy in pots or boarders. Obviously, an early show of  flowering, could be affected by a ground frost As my asiatic llilies they are not due to flower until early June, they will be ok. Unless we get a period of warm weather now, they should flower as per the species 

  • sevbrownsevbrown Posts: 33

    Im not sure my poor lilies will make it afterall, my own little 'ironman' decided to use the raised bed as his blast off point this morning and has squashed a fair few stems. Hopefully there are still some hiding underground away from stompy 4 year old wellies :(

  • rosemummyrosemummy Posts: 2,010

    it's amazing what can survive 3 and 5 year old stompers in our garden!

  • wakeshinewakeshine Posts: 975

    I am also in Birmingham and no growth on any of my lilies image Very few frosts occurred but hope it didn't ge them

  • ZenjeffZenjeff Posts: 652

    hi wakeshinej

    Just been out to check my lilys they are in a sheltered spot and there's a 1 inch showing ,here in the North East 

  • rosemummyrosemummy Posts: 2,010

    just checked all my lilies, all are growing and showing 2 or 3 ins above compost as it's been warm and sunny, should I cover them a bit higher as it's supposed to be getting colder again? also i have them in mpc with grit, should i add something different, also I may have too many in smallish pots, is it too late to repot any? thanks v much in advance

  • Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845

    Hello Pink  lily and Peter T, I am about an hour south of Glasgow and noticed to day all about an inch above surface level. They are in pots and have been sheltered ?

    Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
    A A Milne
  • TomskTomsk Posts: 204

    Mine are now up to 20" tall. I'm hoping it'll be a repeat of last year's surprisingly tall 6' lilies.

    I notice a few have disappeared though, so I don't know what happened to the bulbs over winter. But there are new ones, where I assume old bulbs have split into two plants.

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