Lily – Family Plot

Lilies can add a pop of color and beautiful flowers to the garden. TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond talks about the different kinds and basic lily care. USDA zone 7 is a great area for lilies to grow in the ground.
Asiatic lilies come in many colors and sizes and are often used as cut flowers. Joellen recommends removing the pollen from the flower when bringing it inside because it can stain.
Joellen talks about several kind of lilies including the Madonna lily, Formosa lily, tiger lily, Easter lily, royal lily, and Oriental lily.
Lilies like full sun or partly shady areas with well drained soil. They do not do well in wet soil. If you are having disease problems make sure they are well drained and have some space between plants to allow air circulation.
Lilies are bulbs but don’t have a papery cover on them like other bulbs, so they can dry out easily. You should plant the bulbs as soon as you can and keep them moist.
Lilies have a pest, the red lily beetle. It lives its entire lifecycle on the lily. The most effective control is neem oil on the nymph stage.
Voles also like to eat lilies. To avoid this, you can plant them in pots or inside a cage in the ground.

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Will all Lilies grow good in pots? I have day lilies in a 4 x 8 raised bed, then and a neighbor gave me 2 white lilies I put in a pot. So far they are all doing good. When should I divide day lilies?