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The flower is big and gorgeous and can blossom twice a year if thrown into a flowerpot.

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Big and gorgeous lilies are always liked. We usually buy fresh lilies and put them in a vase. The room smells good, but fresh cut flowers always wither before long. So, why not plant your own pot.

Big and gorgeous lilies are always liked. We usually buy fresh lilies and put them in a vase. The room smells good, but fresh cut flowers always wither before long. So why not grow your own pot of lilies?

Lily is a flower that can be planted in all seasons. It is perennial. It is planted in a flowerpot with its bulb. When planted in the first year, it will blossom within 3 months. The flowering period is about one month. It can blossom twice a year, once in spring and once in autumn.

Planting method

Plant the bulb in a flowerpot, bury it in 2 / 3 of the soil, sprinkle a thin layer of soil on its surface, and the bud leaks out slightly. The first planting should be watered thoroughly, and until the water flows out at the bottom of the basin, it is usually watered every 3-5 days, and it can sprout 15 days after planting.

Key points of maintenance

Soil: Lily has strong adaptability to soil acidity and alkalinity, but deep and fertile slightly acidic soil is more favorable for growth.

Illumination: sufficient sunlight is conducive to the growth of lilies, lack of light will cause poor plant growth, if the light at home is not very good, it is recommended to bask in at least 4-6 hours a week and turn the pot regularly to avoid crooked growth.

Watering: Lily likes a humid environment, but it should not be too waterlogged, which will lead to seed rot. Watering see dry see wet, soil surface dry watering, until the basin bottom out of water, avoid stagnant water.

Fertilizer: organic nutrient liquid fertilizer can be selected when topdressing, which can make the lily stem stout, but in the hot summer, we should pay attention to the application of light fertilizer.

Diseases and insect pests: easy to manage, few diseases and insect pests.

Post-treatment of flower fade

General flowers will wither after a month, then you can leave stems and leaves, only cut off the residual flowers, and normal maintenance can be done at the same time.

 
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